Mandir Information

"A Mandir is a place of paramount peace…to realize God"

- H.H. Pramukh Swami Maharaj

History
Murtis
Key Terms

Pramukh Swami Maharaj sowed the seeds of satsang in 1976 when he visited the Vidarbha region. In 1993, Pramukh Swami Maharaj performed the murti-pratishtha of the hari mandir in the suburb of Vardhmannagar. Thereafter, in 1997, Swamishri inaugurated The Swaminarayan School. In 2004, the groundbreaking ceremony for the shikharbaddh mandir in the suburb of Wathoda was performed. The murti-pratishtha of the newly constructed shikharbaddh mandir was performed in 2013.

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami
Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
Shri Radha-Krishna Dev
Shri Sita-Ram Dev
Shri Umapati-Mahadev
Shri Lakshmi-Narayan Dev
Shri Balaji
Shri Shrinathji
Shri Hanumanji
Shri Ganeshji
Brahmaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj
Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj
Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj
Pragat Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Mandir Temple/place of worship
Murti Sacred image of the Deities and gurus
Darshan Seeing the Deities with reverence and adoration
Arti Ritual waving of lighted wicks before the Deities
Thal Ritual offering of food to the Deities