Shree Swaminarayan Mukhya Temple

Jay Swaminarayan

Very big and nice temple. Very big campus. Very peaceful. There is ayurvedic items store inside campus. There is also accommodation facility available for staying.

The city of Junagadh is nestled in the lap of Mt. Girnar. The temple is located in the centre of the town.nnThe land for this shrine was gifted by King Hemantsinh (Jinabhai, Darbar of Panchala), and memories of him have been maintained here.nnThe foundation stone for the temple was laid at the hands of Gunatitanand Swami in the presence of Gopalanand Swami and other senior paramhansas on May 10, 1826 A.D.nnThe construction of this temple was supervised by Brahmanand Swami.nnThe prana pratishta, or the installation of the deities, lasted for two full days with the festivities of the auspicious events.nnOn May 1, 1828 A.D., Swaminarayan himself installed Shri Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai in the inner sanctum. In the eastern wing, he installed Radharaman Dev and Harikrishna Maharaj and in the western side he installed Siddheswar Mahadev, Parvati, Ganesha and Nandishwar. The Mughal Subba Bahadur Khan paid a personal visit to the place on this occasion. Swaminarayan blessed the provincial head of the Mughal empire and honoured the king Hemantsinh for his gift of the land for the temple.nnSwaminarayan appointed Gunatitanand Swami as the first mahant (religious and administrative head), who served in this role for over 40 years.nnThe Swaminarayan temple has a circumference on 278 ft. The temple here has five spires and many sculptures.

Amazing atmosphere, a unique and divine experience. It has museum and displayed all antique items from the Loard Swaminarayan's era. Most recomanded temple for visit.

Jai Swaminarayan. Obviously temples are most pious place for worship and visit.