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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj
Narnarayan Dev murti at this temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kutch
Deity	Nar Narayan Radha Krishna
Festivals	Janmashtami, Holi, Radhastami, Diwali
Location
Location	Bhuj
State	Gujarat
Country	India
Architecture
Creator	Shri Swaminarayan
Completed	15 May 1823
Website
www.swaminarayan.faith

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मंदिर, भुज) is a Hindu temple in Bhuj. This temple was constructed by Swaminarayan, founder of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.^[1]^[2]

History

This mandir comes under the Narnarayan Dev Gadi. Senior devotees Gangarambhai jethi Sundarjibhai, Jigneshwarbhai and others from the Bhuj region of Kutch went to Gadhada where God Swaminarayan was attending a Fuldol festival. In that festival, the devotees of Bhuj met Swaminarayan and requested him to construct a temple in Bhuj.^[3]

God Swaminarayan asked Vaishnavananand 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 of NarNarayan Dev.^[3]

Satsang in the Kutch region was spread by Late Guru Ramanand 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 seated RadhaKrishna Dev, Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western dome Ghanshyam Maharaj. Roop Chowki - the main square of the inner temple-houses the images of Ganapati and Hanuman.

Akshar Bhavan in the temple treasures the personal items of Swaminarayan that He has used in His life.

Gujarat earthquake

The earthquake on 26 January 2001 destroyed much of the city of Bhuj, including this temple associated with the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. The saints and satsangis of Kutch residing in India and satsangis living abroad, have resolved to construct a new temple a short distance away from the site.^[4]^[5]

Notes

^ "Swaminarayan Temples".
^ Williams 2001, p. 29
^ ^a ^b "Life and Faith of Swaminarayan: Bhuj - Kutch".
^ "Swaminarayan Temples: Bhuj".
^ Someshwar, Savera R (27 January 2002). "'We have to get on with our lives'". Rediff. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

References

Williams, Raymond (2001). Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-65422-7.
Swaminarayan Mandirs Worldwide - Bhuj
Shree NarNarayan Dev Nutan Mandir Mahotsav 2010 - Bhuj

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