| Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj | |
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 Narnarayan Dev murti at this temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Kutch |
| Deity | |
| Festivals | Janmashtami,Holi,Radhastami,Diwali |
| Location | |
| Location | Bhuj |
| State | Gujarat |
| Country | India |
 Interactive map of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj | |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | ShriSwaminarayan |
| Completed | 15 May 1823 |
| Website | |
| www.swaminarayan.faith | |
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मंदिर, भुज) is aHindu temple inBhuj. This temple was constructed bySwaminarayan, founder of theSwaminarayan Sampradaya. The temple is dedicated toNar Narayan.[1][2]
This mandir comes under theNarnarayan Dev Gadi. Senior devotees Gangarambhai jethi Sundarjibhai, Jigneshwarbhai and others from theBhuj region ofKutch went toGadhada where God Swaminarayan was attending aFuldol festival. In that festival, the devotees of Bhuj met Swaminarayan and requested him to construct a temple in Bhuj.[3]
God Swaminarayan askedVaishnavananand 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 ofNarNarayan Dev.[3]
Satsang in the Kutch region was spread by Late GuruRamanand Swami. 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 seatedRadhaKrishna Dev, Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western dome Ghanshyam Maharaj.Roop Chowki - the main square of the inner temple-houses the images ofGanapati andHanuman.
Akshar Bhavan in the temple treasures the personal items of Swaminarayan that He has used in His life.
Theearthquake on 26 January 2001 destroyed much of the city of Bhuj, including this temple associated with the founder of theSwaminarayan Sampraday. The saints andsatsangis of Kutch residing in India andsatsangis living abroad, have resolved to construct anew temple a short distance away from the site.[4][5]
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