Sarangpur (also known as Salangpur) is a village in the Botad District in the state of

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, India. Sarangpur is known throughout

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for the historic Shri Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji temple and BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir located in the village. The village of about 3000 lies at the border of Ahmedabad district. The nearest city is

Botad Botad is a city and district headquarters of Botad district, Gujarat, India. It is about 92 km from Bhavnagar and 133 km From Ahmedabad by road distance. Botad district is made from Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar. Erstwhile, it was part of ...

. The various families are Patel (Leuva Patel), Darbar (Kshatriya), Rajput, Darji, Kumbhar, Harijan, Bharvad,

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etc. The village is about 153 km. away from Ahmedabad. To visit this place during the early morning, 10:30 pm & 12:30 pm buses run to and from Ahmedabad.

Temples

Hanuman temple, Sarangpur is a

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(mandir) located in Sarangpur,

and comes under the

Vadtal Gadi The Laxminarayan Dev Gadi ( Gujarati:- લક્ષ્મીનારાયણ દેવ ગાદી) is one of the two gadis (diocese) that together form the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is headquartered at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal ...

of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is the only Swaminarayan temple which has the

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s of neither Swaminarayan nor

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as the primary object of worship. It is dedicated to

Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...

in the form of ''Kashtbhanjan'' (Crusher of sorrows). Smruti temples of

Shastri Yagnapurushdas Shastriji Maharaj (31 January 1865 – 10 May 1951), born Dungar Patel and ordained Shastri Yagnapurushdas, was a swami of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya and founder of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). Several branch ...

and

Pramukh Swami Maharaj Pramukh Swami Maharaj (born Shantilal Patel; ordained Narayanswarupdas Swami; 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and Pramukh, or president, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of t ...

, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near BAPS mandir. Sarangpur is also known for its

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Shri Swaminarayan Shikharbaddha mandir, built in 1916 by

which is the second highest temple in Gujarat at exactly 108 feet (108 is an auspicious number within the Swaminarayan Sampraday). It is a headquarters and training hub for newly enrolled monks (sadhus). In

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, 'Sarang' means

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. "Sarangpur" - a place where peacocks live. There are many in the gardens of the BAPS Swaminarayan temple. Every year thousands of devotees gather at the temple to celebrate

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- the festival of colours. The Swaminarayan temple at Kundal is located about 10 km east of Sarangapur, close to the highway. This complex is very big and serene. Swaminarayan temples at Botad, located 10 km west of Sarangapur, are also popular.

References

External links

Official website Kastbhanjan Hanumanji templeOfficial website BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir (Temple)

Gallery

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