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Koshalendraprasad Pande | |
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| Born | (1972-10-18)18 October 1972 (age 52) |
| Honors | 7thAcharya,Narnarayan Dev Gadi |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Swaminarayan Sampraday |
Koshalendraprasad Pande (born 18 October 1972) is the currentacharya of theNarNarayan Dev Gadi of theSwaminarayan Sampraday (15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor ofSwaminarayan in the North Diocese (NarNarayan Dev Gadi,Ahmedabad).[1]
Koshalendraprasad Pande was born on 18 October 1972 in Ahmedabad, India. He is the eldest son of Tejendraprasad Pande, the 6th acharya of theNarNarayan Dev Gadi of theSwaminarayan Sampraday. Per tradition inBrahmin households, Pande received hisYajñopavītam, or sacred thread, during the bicentennial celebrations ofSwaminarayan in 1981 atKalupur Swaminarayan Mandir.[2] He studied atSt. Xavier School and St. Xavier College in Ahmedabad. He was appointed as acharya on 15 October 2004.[2]
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