| Swaminarayan Mandir | |
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 The temple at Junagadh | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Junagadh |
| Deity | Radha Krishna asRadha Ramana |
| Festivals | Janmashtami,Radhashtami,Holi,Diwali |
| Location | |
| Location | Junagadh |
| State | Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Swaminarayan |
| Completed | May 1, 1828 |
| Website | |
| swaminarayanmandirjunagadh.com | |
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh (Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिर, जूनागढ), also calledShriRadha Ramana Temple, Junagadh is aHindu temple inJunagadh,Gujarat,India. This temple was ordered to be built bySwaminarayan bhagwan himself, the founder of theSwaminarayan Sampradaya.[1][2]
The city of Junagadh is nestled in the lap of MountGirnar. The temple is located in the centre of the town.[3]
The land for the temple was donated by King Hemantsinh (Jinabhai, Darbar of Panchala), and memories of him have been maintained here.[4] The foundation stone was laid byGunatitanand Swami in the presence ofGopalanand Swami and other seniorparamhansas on May 10, 1826, A.D.[5] Construction was supervised byBrahmanand Swami.
Theprana pratishta, or the installation of the deities, lasted for two full days with the festivities of the auspicious events. On May 1, 1828, A.D., Swaminarayan himself installed Shri Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai in theinner sanctum.[1] In the eastern wing, he installedRadharaman Dev and Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western side he installedSiddheswar Mahadev,Parvati,Ganesha andNandishwar. The Mughal Subba Bahadur Khan paid a personal visit to the place on this occasion. Swaminarayan blessed the provincial head of theMughal Empire and honoured the king Hemantsinh for his gift of the land for the temple.
Swaminarayan appointedGunatitanand Swami as the firstmahant (religious and administrative head): he served in this role for over 40 years.[6][7]
The Swaminarayan temple has a circumference of 278 ft. Thetemple here has fivespires and many sculptures.
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