The following Six(6)
temples were built in the presence of Bhagwan Shree
Swaminarayan about 170 years ago and temples are
located in the State of Gujarat, India. He installed
the Murtis by Himself in these 6 temples
as listed below. When mandir in Gadhada was being
built, He even carried bricks and rocks on His soneri
pagh from Ghela river to temple's site.
Ahmedabd:
History:
History: The English Collector invited
Lord Swaminarayan at Ahmedabad, gave Him a
warm welcome and presented land for temple.
Lord constructed a huge temple by the great
Saint Anandanand Swami. Lord Swaminarayan
installed the images of Lord Nar and Narayan
in Vikram Samvat year 1878 on the third
day of the bright half of the month of Falgun
(Sud 3), on Monday, February 24, 1822
A.D.
Shree Nar-Narayan
Dev
All
the Saints and thousands of devotees were
assembles, Lord Said, "On this auspicious
occasion, we should feed the Brahmins of
Ahmedabad and all the surrounding areas.
There were about 60,000 Brahmins.
The leading Brahmins were
called upon and ivited all the Brahmins
of Ahmedabad and the surrounding villages
for next day at dinner. The Brahmins said,
"There is no preparations, there is no foodgrains,
how will you feed us?" Lord said, "You concerned
with the dinner only not with the cooking
materials. If I can't feed, I'll be disgraced."
They agreed.
At the time of cooking,
the Brahmins saw the heaps of all the cooking
materials and huge utensils full of ghee,
oil, etc. They all were fed forcibly. All
were very much astonished.
Bhuj,
Shree Nar-Narayan Dev
History:
The devotees of Kutchh-Bhuj, Shree Gangaram
Mull, Sudarji Sutar and Hirji Sutar etc.,
requested Lord Swaminarayan to construct a
temple at Bhuj. Lord Swaminarayan got it constructed
by great Saint Vaishnavanand Swami and installed
there also the images of Lord Nar Narayan
in Vikram Samvat year 1879 on the fifth
day of bright half of the month of Vaishakh
(Sud 5), on Friday, May 15, 1823 A.D.
Vadtal,
Shree Laxmi-Narayan Dev
History:
By the request of Joban Pagi, Kuberbhai Patel,
Ranchhodbhai Patel, Narayan Giri etc., the
devotees of Vadtal, Lord Swaminarayan got
constructed a huge temple by Brahmanand Swami
and Aksharanand Swami and installed LaxmiNarayan
in the middle, Dharmadev, Bhaktimata and Vasudev
in the northern side, adhaKrishna and an image
of His own named Harikrishna in the southern
side in Vikram Samvat year 1881 on the
twelth day of the bright half of the month
of Kartik (Sud 12), on Thrusday, November
3, 1824 A.D.
Shree Laxmi-Narayan
Dev
Dholera, Shree Madan-Mohanji
Maharaj
History:
By the request of Poojaji Darbar of Dholera,
Lord Swaminarayan got constructed a temple
by Nishkulanand Swami and Adbhutanand Swami
and installed Madan Mohanji in Vikram Samvat
year 1882 on the thirteenth day of the dark
half of the month of Vaishakh (Vad 13),
on Saturday, May 19, 1826 A.D.
Junagadh,
Shree Radha-Raman Dev
History:
On the land presented by Jinabhai (Hemantsingh)
Darbar of Panchala, Lord Swaminarayan got
constructed a huge temple at Junagadh by great
Saint Brahmanand Swami and installed Radha,
Ramandev, Ranchhodji, Trikamji and Siddheshwar
Mahadev with Parvati Devi in Vikram Samvat
year 1884 on the second day of the dark half
of the month of Vaishakh (Vad 2), on Friday,
May 1, 1828 A.D.
Gadhada, Shree
Gopinaathji Maharaj
History:
By the request and deep love of Dadakhachar
and his two elder sisters Jaya (Jivuba) and
Lalita (Laduba), Lord Swaminarayan stayed
at Gadhada for 25 years making it as the center
of His divine mission. On the very same place,
by their request, Lord Swaminarayan got constructed
a huge temple under His own supervision or
the supervision of Viraktanand Swami in His
absence. In the middle temple, He installed
Gopinathji and Radhikaji, in the western side
Dharmadev, Bhaktimata and Vasudev, in the
eastern side Suryanarayan (the Sun God). All
were installed in Vikram Samvat year 1885
on the twelth day of the bright half of the
month of Ashwin (Aaso Sud 12), on Saturday,
October 9, 1828 A.D.
The idol of Gopinathji
was engraved by Narayanji Mistry completely
fit to Lord's bosy in every respect. Narayanji
used to measure Lord's body very often. Lord
was not steady at gadhada. So, Lord gave him
television power, so that he could see Lord
in front of him even if He might be hundreds
of miles away. When the idol was ready, Lord
absorbed in it and said, "it is quite fit
and appropriate to my bosy." Lord Himself
had done too much physical labor work in the
construction of this temple by carrying bricks
and rocks from the bank of Ghela river to
the temple site.
Lord Swaminarayan established two gadis (Vadtal
& Ahmedabad), two desh and two acharyas (Desh
Vubhag no Lekh) on Maha Sud 5, Samvat 1882 in Vadtal
and told all satsangis, sadhus and brahmchari to
follo Acharya Maharaj's agyna.
