NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal (NNDYM) ( Devnagari: नरनरायन देव युवक मनदल) was founded by Koshalendraprasad Pande (then pre-acharya) in 1994 with its headquarters at the Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir (

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) and was created to help young people to confront the challenges of life. This step set into motion various initiatives by this organization to build a foundation of young people around the globe. The organisation propagates

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(duty),

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(devotion), gnaan (knowledge), and vairagya (detachment from maya).

Aims

* Participate in humanitarian efforts * Seek cultural awareness * Welcome guidance through personal spiritual development

Activities

Cultural

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classes * traditional Garba dance festival (during

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) * volunteer services at the time of big festivals

Spiritual

* NNDYM international camps * regional conferences * monthly NNDYM satsang sabhas

Social

* young men and women's combined conferences * ISSO-NNDYM sports day *NNDYM Fun Camp

Publications

* Divo/Insight The goal stated for the InSight website is "to provide a forum for youths to discuss life in the western world while trying to balance and understand the philosophies of the Swaminarayan Sampraday", with an emphasis on humanity in addition to religiousness. It emphasizes understanding of the

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, the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi, under the acharya

Koshalendraprasadji Koshalendraprasadji Pande (October 1972 – present) is the current acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday (15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor of Swaminarayan in the North Diocese (NarNarayan Dev G ...

and Param Pujya, Lalji Maharaj 108 Shree Vrajendraprasadji Maharaj. Satsangi youths provide content and the online platform allows readers to comment, discuss, and explore a Satsangi community.InSight
(website)

References

Introduction to Narnarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal
{{Swaminarayan Sampraday Swaminarayan Sampradaya