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Gadhada,
June 1949
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The
Hill and River Ghela in 1949
The hillock near the river Ghela was chosen by Bhagwan Swaminarayan for building a mandir. However, Jiva Khachar refused to part with his portion of the hillock. Therefore, Bhagwan Swaminarayan built a mandir in Dada Khachar's darbar. Over 120 years later, through the determined efforts of Shastriji Maharaj, the land was acquired. Then, within 18 months, Shastriji Maharaj built an all-marble mandir. The photographs below are of hillock and river Ghela before Shastriji Maharaj built the mandir. |
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| Devotees climb the hill where Bhagwan Swaminarayan had proclaimed and desired for the building of a beautiful Mandir | The hillock and the banks of the river Ghela in 1949 as it was prior to the Mandir | |
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January 2002, Amdavad | 7
January 2002, Gadhada (Evening assembly) | 9
January 2002, Gadhada (After murti pratishtha beneath the mandir dome)
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2002, Gadhada (Bicentenary Celebration assembly) | Swamijito
Mahapratapi - Blessings of Yogiji Maharaj | | Bhajan - 'Mara Kesar Bhina Kan' | Unmatganga - ashtak | Swaminarayanay Namah | |
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© 2002, Bochasanwasi
Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, Swaminarayan Aksharpith
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