Sarangpur (also known as Salangpur) is a village in the

Botad District Botad District is a district in the state of Gujarat, India. Botad District was formed on August 15, 2013 from the southwestern section of Ahmedabad District and the northwestern part of Bhavnagar District. Erstwhile, it was part of Bhavnagar ...

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 people lies at the border of Ahmedabad district. The nearest town is

Botad Botad, located in Gujarat's Saurashtra (region), is a significant city and district headquarters of the Botad district. Established as a separate district in 2013, Botad has developed into a key administrative and economic hub, connecting nearb ...

. The village is about 153 km. away from Ahmedabad.

Temples

Hanuman temple, Sarangpur is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...

(mandir) located in Sarangpur,

and comes under the Vadtal Gadi of the

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

. It is the only Swaminarayan temple which has the

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s of neither

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

nor

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as the primary object of worship. It is dedicated to

Hanuman Hanuman (; , ), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine ''vanara'', and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the ''Ramayana'', Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotio ...

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 branc ...

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 ...

, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near

BAPS Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS; ) is a Hindu denomination within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. It was formed in 1905 by Shastri Yagnapurushdas ( Shastriji Maharaj) following his conviction that Swaminarayan remained ...

mandir. Sarangpur is also known for its

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

). It is a headquarters and training hub for newly enrolled monks (sadhus). Smruti temples of

and

, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near BAPS mandir. In

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

, '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.

References

External links

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

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