Swaminarayan Sampradaya

Swaminarayan (IAST: '; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami''', was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ācariya) is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings in Hinduism, Buddhism and secular contexts.

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Naranarayana (), also rendered Nara-Narayana, are a pair of sage-brothers in Hinduism. They are generally regarded as partial-incarnation (aṃśa-avatara) of the preserver deity Vishnu on earth. Nara-Narayana are described as the sons of Dharma and Murti.

Gadhada is a town and a municipality in Botad District in the state of Gujarat, India. Gadhada is situated at bank of River Ghela. Swaminarayan lived here for more than 25 years.

Divine couple in Hinduism

manifestation of Vishnu in Hinduism

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Hindu sampradaya founded in 1801 by Sahajanand Swami

Hindu temple in Karachi, Pakistan

Hindu spiritual leader and president of the Swaminayan organization (1921-2016)

Hindu denomination within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya

2002 attack on temple complex at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Dholera is a town in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state in India.

Hindu religious figure

Hindu saint

Hindu guru

hindu temple in Gujarat, India

The 6th successor of Swaminarayan and the guru of the BAPS organization

Hindu temples in London

Chhapaiya is a village in Gonda District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Gonda, and 40 km from Ayodhya.

set of spiritual beliefs based on the teachings of Swaminarayan

medieval Hindu Swaminarayan saint poet