SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR - KALUPUR

The World's First Shri Swaminarayan Temple
Kalupur, Ahmedabad, AD1822

The Temple is historically the most important and religiously the most prominent because the main shrine of Nar - Narayan Dev, the first and foremost in the world, was ceremoniously installed by Shri Sahjanand Swami Himself.

Nar-Narayan Dev Temple is the main shrine is having principal twin idols of Shri Govind sculpted in blaco stone.
Akshar Bhavan, The museum of Graced objects. The idol of Bal Ghanshyam, evocative of profound emotions in white marble and collection of objects sanctified and graced by Shreeji Maharaj have been exihibited here.
Haveli   is having the pillers of the portico on the ground floor are engraved the captivating sculptures of animal heads,flowers and creepers which are superb specimens of the art of wood carving.

Facing north, sturdy and steadfast, octagonal and with a huge dome with three pinnacles, the beautiful temple, is noble and excellent example of the finest art of both, temple and the wood-carved HAVELI architecture of Gujarat.

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