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Devnarayan is a folk deity from Rajasthan, India.He was an incarnation of Vishnu and he is worshipped mostly in Rajasthan and north-western Madhya Pradesh. [1] [2] According to tradition, he was born to Sri Savai Bhoj and Sadu mata [3] on the seventh day of the bright half (shukla saptami) of the month of Maagh in the Hindu Calendar in Vikram Samvat 968 (911 AD).According to one view ...
Swaminarayan himself gave Lakshminarayan Dev to Seth Shiva Shah of Burhanpur in 1825–26. Idols of L.N. Dev were then kept at the residence of Brahmin Ramchandra who lived at site of present temple. In December 1829 Idols of L.N. Dev were installed in small temple of 1 shikhar by Acharya Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj with Param Chaitanyanand Swami.
From early on, ascetics have played a major role in the Swaminarayan sect. They contribute towards growth and development of the movement, encouraging people to follow a pious and religious life. [69] Tradition maintains that Swaminarayan initiated 500 ascetics as paramahamsas in a single night. Paramahamsa is a title of honour sometimes ...
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Dev Dham Jodhpuriya is a temple situated in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India dedicated to the folk deity Devnarayan. Festivals
Narayan Aiyangar states the meaning of the Sanskrit word 'Narayana' can be traced back to the Laws of Manu (also known as the Manusmriti, a Dharmaśāstra text), [7] which states: The waters are called narah, (for) the waters are, indeed, the offspring of Nara; as they were his first residence (ayana), he thence is named Narayana.
The word Bhagavan (Sanskrit: भगवान्, romanized: Bhagavān; Pali: Bhagavā), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as "Lord", "God"), is an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship.
Bengali religious print circa 1940 of Satyanarayana puja with devotees and priest around. The Satyanarayana Puja is a puja (religious ritual worship) dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, who is also known as Satyanarayana.