Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (

Devnagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ...

: श्री स्वामिनारायण मंदिर, भुज) is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hin ...

in Bhuj. This temple was constructed by Swaminarayan, founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.

History

This mandir comes under the

Narnarayan Dev Gadi The Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī, named after 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 Vibhag. The Achar ...

. Senior devotees Gangarambhai jethi Sundarjibhai, Jigneshwarbhai and others from the Bhuj region of Kutch went to Gadhada where God Swaminarayan was attending a ''Fuldol festival''. In that festival, the devotees of Bhuj met Swaminarayan and requested him to construct a temple in Bhuj. God Swaminarayan asked ''Vaishnavananand Swami'' to proceed with a team of the saints to Bhuj and construct a temple. Vaishnavanand Swami and the accompanying saints went to Bhuj in 1822, camped at the place neighbouring the land of temple drew plans of the temple, complex, executed the plans with minute details and within a short span of one year, they built a temple abode of

NarNarayan Dev Naranarayana (), also rendered Nara-Narayana, is a Hinduism, Hindu duo of sage-brothers. Generally regarded to be the partial-incarnation (aṃśa-avatara) of the preserver deity, Vishnu, on earth, Nara-Narayana are described to be the sons ...

. Satsang in the Kutch region was spread by Late Guru

Ramanand Swami Ramanand Swami (born ''Rama Sharma'') to a Brahmin family in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of Uddhava, a close friend of Krishna. ...

. He constantly visited Bhuj and other places in Kutch. God Swaminarayan had graced this temple in the western belt of India and had himself installed the idols of Narnarayan dev and his own form - Harikrishna Maharaj was installed in central sanctum sanctorum of the temple by Acharya Ayodyaprashadji maharaj. Besides these manifestations of God at the central dome there under the eastern dome, are seated

RadhaKrishna Dev Radha-Krishna (IAST , sa, राधा कृष्ण) are collectively known within Hinduism as the combined forms of feminine as well as the masculine realities of God. Krishna and Radha are the primeval forms of God and his pleasure pote ...

, Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western dome Ghanshyam Maharaj. ''Roop Chowki'' - the main square of the inner temple-houses the images of

Ganapati Ganesha ( sa, गणेश, ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in Ganapatya sect. His image is found throughout India. Hindu ...

and

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 ...

. ''Akshar Bhavan'' in the temple treasures the personal items of Swaminarayan that He has used in His life.

Gujarat earthquake

New Temple Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bhuj

The

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

on 26 January 2001 destroyed much of the city of Bhuj, including this temple associated with the founder 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 worship of its charismatic founder Sahajanand Swami, bet ...

. The saints and '' satsangis'' of Kutch residing in India and ''satsangis'' living abroad, have resolved to construct a new temple a short distance away from the site.

Notes

References

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Swaminarayan Mandirs Worldwide - Bhuj

Shree NarNarayan Dev Nutan Mandir Mahotsav 2010 - Bhuj

External links

Temple Official Website

Shree NarNarayan Dev Nutan Mandir Mahotsav 2010 - Bhuj
{{Hindu temples in Gujarat Bhuj Swaminarayan temples in Gujarat Tourist attractions in Kutch district

History

Gujarat earthquake

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