Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Narayanghat - Ahmedabad

Very beautiful religious place. World class art and architecture. everyone must visit here...

Ancient Hindu Temple. Amazing architecture. Temple of Lord Swaminarayan. Situated at bank of the River Sabarmati.

If u want to go there for some puja Vidhi , the Maharaj who perform Vidhi they use foul languages. Very bad experience we have faced. We had already made appointment with pandit Kamlesh instead, we reached before time but he didn't showed up even after 1 hour. When we contacted his senior and he was using bad word towards us .As a lay person we give respect to this people but they thing they are God .

Nice place bank of river

Visited Mar 2020. I had limited time here and it was late evening. Nice mandir, but ... this mandir will never have the charm and vibe of the old mandir in Kalupur. This is a personal opinion. Yes I know this place looks "good" and must have cost a fortune to build. Visit both mandirs and listen to your heart not your head - then decide for yourself if what I've said is correct. Wish i could come here during daytime and have more time. See the few pics I took, attached.

One of the best Swaminarayan temple located at river bank of sabarmati. The place full of positive vibes. This temple reflects our indian culture. There are many brahmins performing sanskrit karm kands in the temple corridor. The temple has cows as well to feed by the devotees. It has one of the oldest shiv linga and the sankatmochan hanumanji temple as well.

Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur (Gujarati: શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અમદાવાદ, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिरायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) is the first Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India. It was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect. History The land for construction of this first shrine of Swaminarayan Sampraday, was gifted by the British Imperial Government. The task of constructing this pilgrimage place was entrusted personally by Swaminarayan to Ananandand Swami. This was the first temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday constructed as per scriptural norms with intricate carving in pure Burma-teak and constructed with sculptural art by depicting deities' episodes, auspicious symbols and religious icons representing axiomatic religion and Indian culture. The temple is believed to be a valuable cultural heritage in the socio-religious history of Gujarat and India.Relations with the British Government A British officer, Dunlop was so impressed with activities of Swaminarayan and his followers, that on behalf of the government he gave 5,000 acres (20 km2) of land in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad to build this temple. When the temple was completed, the officer was so impressed by the temple that he commanded a 101 gun salute to the temple.[3] When the British government wanted to build a railway station in Kalupur, the temple returned part of the land, where Kalupur Railway Station stands today. The government compensated the temple by granting it 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land in the Narayannagar village. Although the temple had very good relations with the British government, part of the wooden carvings in the temple depict the 1857 uprising, which is often referred to as India's first war of Independence.[3] With its architecture based on Burma teak wood, every coloured arch and bracket is a bright different shade, something that stands out in most Swaminarayan temples.[4] According to Anjali Desai, author of India Guide Gujarat, the temple resembles a fairytale with all its colours and opulent carvings that profusely embellish every wooden bracket, column and arch.[5] The temple attracts a million people on the day after Diwali.[3] The temple has a multi-story guesthouse that is air conditioned and has a fully equipped medical clinic within its compound.[6]

The best idol of lord Swaminarayan is main attraction of this temple...located on river front...After visiting you should ask for kapila cow..you have to take blessings of kapila cow