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Tejendraprasad | |
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 Tejendraprasad during his days in office | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1944-04-11)11 April 1944 (age 81) |
| Honors | 6thAcharya,Narnarayan Dev Gadi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Swaminarayan Sampraday (Sanatana Dharma) |
Tejendraprasad Pande (born 11 April 1944) was appointedacharya of theNarnarayan Dev gadi (Ahmedabad) of theSwaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect, by his father, the previous acharya, Devendraprasad, and was enthroned on 13 October 1969.[1]
He took up the responsibilities of the Swaminarayan Sampraday on the orders of Acharya Devendraprasadji from the age of 14 years. Accompanied by learned people, he travelled toEast Africa to nurture the Satsang there.[2] He studied English and other subjects atSt. Xavier's High Schooland St Xavier's College in Ahmedabad.[3] In over 30 years of service to the Sampraday, his accomplishments are very numerous. The following is but a summary of the facts detailed in 'Dharma Setu', his biography produced in 1994 during the Silver Jubilee & Golden Jubilee Festival.[4]
He still remains a popular public figure even after retirement. In November 2008, he was invited to release a portfolio of paintings ofShrinathji by the Archer foundation.[5]
He established branches of theNNDYM all over the Northern Zone, along with the then Acharya-DesignateKoshalendraprasad Pande. The organization's membership exceeds tens of thousands of youth, from all backgrounds - students, professionals, businesspersons and others. Its activities include tree planting, blood donation camps, religious camps, conferences, seminars, workshops, and many other socially useful activities.[6]
He established theInternational Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO) onVijayadashami, 1978 in the United States. It is particularly active there and in the United Kingdom, with regular camps and conferences for young people.[7][better source needed]
1981 saw commemorations of the sect's founder's bi-centennial birthday. The largest of these were atAhmedabad,Bhuj andMuli. Brahmaleen Shree Dongreji Maharaj recited theBhagwat Katha at the Ahmedabad festival where hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered. A few days later, he travelled toKutch and presided over the festival in Bhuj. This was followed by another event at Muli.[8]
When Tejendraprasad retired in 2004, his sonKoshalendraprasadji was enthroned as the acharya. Tejendraprasad remained active as a leader of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.
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