Koshalendraprasadji Pande (October 1972 – present) is the current

acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a tit ...

of the

NarNarayan Dev Gadi The Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī, named after Nara-Narayana, NarNarayan Dev, is one of the two ''Gadis'' (seats) that together form the Swaminarayan Sampraday. Its headquarter is at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad and controls the Uttar Vib ...

of the

Swaminarayan Sampraday The Swaminarayan Sampradaya, also known as Swaminarayan Hinduism and Swaminarayan movement, is a Hindu Vaishnava sampradaya rooted in Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita, characterized by the Bhakti, worship of its Charismatic authority, charismati ...

(15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor of

Swaminarayan Swaminarayan (IAST: ', 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and Asceticism, ascetic, who is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God Krishna, or as the highest Theophany, manifestation of ...

in the North Diocese (

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

Biography

Koshalendraprasadji Pande was born on 18 October 1972 in Ahmedabad, India. He is the eldest son of Tejendraprasad Pande, the 6th acharya of the

of the

. Per tradition in

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...

households, Pande received his Yajñopavītam, or sacred thread, during the bicentennial celebrations of

in 1981 at

Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur ( gu, શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અમદાવાદ, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिरायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) is the first T ...

. He studied at St. Xavier School and St. Xavier College in Ahmedabad. He was appointed as acharya on 15 October 2004.

Works

* He established NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal ( NNDYM) * He started celebration of festivals on a large scale before in 1981 in the Swaminarayan Sampraday such as Shardha Satabdi Mahotav, Shashti Purti Mahotsav and the

Chhapaiya Chhapaiya is a village in Gonda District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Gonda, and 40 km from Ayodhya. Points of interest It is the birthplace of Swaminarayan. Swaminarayan wa ...

Nij Mandir Pran Pratishta Mahotsav. * He took an initiative for broadcast of TV series

Jai Shree Swaminarayan This serial is a journey on the life of Swaminarayan, which includes places of worship and temples in India and around the world. The show was written and directed by Mulraj Rajda. It is probably the most ambitious initiative taken by Acharya Sh ...

throughout the world.

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Dharmakul

External links

Ahmedabad Shree NarNarayan Dev Gadi Website
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