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Bhuj Swaminarayan Temple Logo The temple, part destroyed by the earthquake Main gate of the temple. 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.
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a temple complex in Bhuj, Kutch district, Gujarat,India, which is managed by Nar Narayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a sect of Hinduism. The inauguration ceremony of the temple held from 15 to 23 May 2010.
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj (New temple) Location: Primary Deity: Constructed in: Architecture: Notes: Bhuj NarNarayan Dev, HariKrishna Maharaj, RadhaKrushna Dev and Ghanshyam Maharaj 2010 Multi-spire marble and gold structure The original Swaminarayan temple in Bhuj was damaged by an earthquake in 2001.
Bhuj is home to one of the first Swaminarayan Sampraday temples, built in 1822. Bhuj temple is one of the six original temples built during the earthly presence of the Lord Swaminarayan. The devotees living in Bhuj including Gangaram Mull, Sundarji Suthar and Hirji Suthar requested Lord to construct a temple at Bhuj.
The first temple Swaminarayan constructed was in Ahmedabad in 1822, with the land for construction given by the Company Government. [68] [60] Following a request of devotees from Bhuj, Swaminarayan asked his follower Vaishnavananand to build a temple there. Construction commenced in 1822, and the temple was built within a year. [68]
Swaminarayan Museum in Ahmedabad, which houses more than 5000 artifacts, was opened in March 2011. [37] The museum holds items such as Swaminarayan's writing scripts, day to day garments and ornaments. This is the first project in the Swaminarayan Sampraday that aims to acquire all of Swaminarayan's Prasadi items from temples across the world.
Bhuj, one of the closest cities to the epicenter, was devastated, with 95% of buildings destroyed or uninhabitable after the quake. [17] The quake also destroyed eight schools, two hospitals and 4 km of road in the city, and partly destroyed the Bhuj's historic Swaminarayan temple and historic forts, Prag Mahal and Aina Mahal.
In 1982 the temple was graced by the first visit of saints from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir - Bhuj. Mahant Swami Shree Hariswarupdasji along with Sadguru Swami Shree Murlimanohardasji and 3 others visited at this time. During this year the Gujarati school was established.