Idols
worshipped :
» Lord Morlimanohar Harikrishna Maharaj
(Centre)
» Lord Ghanshyam Maharaj (On the east
at the centre and in wood)
» Lord Neelkanth Mahadeva with Goddess
Uma (Besides Lord Ghanshyam Maharaj)
Date of Installation :
The 5th day of the bright half of Vaishakha
in V.S. 1883.
Brief
History :
This majestic shrine, with its splendid dome,
was planned and constructed under the expert
supervision of S.G. Purnanand Swami and
the work was completed under the supervision
of S.G. Mahanubhavanand Swami. The land
for constructing this great shrine was gifted
by Devotee Shri Revashankar Vyas.
Shri Hari graced this auspicious place
and installed the idols of God in the temple
on the auspicious 5th day of the bright half
of Vaishakha in V.S. 1883, amidst the chants
of Vedic hymns by Brahmin priests.
Besides the idols installed by Shriji Maharaj,
between the seat of Lord Ghanshyam Maharaj and
Lord Murlimanohardev, there is the seat of divine
pleasure adorned in His image form by Shri Hari.
There are many prasadi places on this graced
land of Dholka.
In the north of the town, there is a prasadi
temple of Lord Nagnath. One canopy has been
constructed at this place, in memory of the
graced touch of Lord Shriji Maharaj. Here, Shriji
Maharaj had conducted religious assemblies to
bless his devout followers. At the north end
of the temple, there is one room where Shriji
Maharaj used to be put up. There is one more
canopy on the eastern end of the temple where
there was a well, graced by Shriji Maharaj,
for sacred bathing. Chakali-lake, a little away
from the town, is again a prasadi place. Shriji
Maharaj and his saint have taken baths there
.There is an ancient step-well, a small temple
of Lord Hanumanji and the sacred foot prints
of Lord Shriji Maharaj. S. G. Mahanubhavanand
Swami had installed Lord Hanumanji in this temple.
On the south end of the town at about a distance
of 11 k.m. there is Ganesh-Dholka. Here, Shri
Hari had assumed ailment. The Ganapatiji at
this place has his trunk on the right side,
which is an astonishing phenomenon. Lord Shri
Hari had offered worship to Lord Ganapatiji
here. Dholka has been referred as Vairatnagar
in the ancient times of Mahabharata. Many remains
of archeological significance have been found
from this place.
Dholka is on the railway line from Ahmedabad
to Bhavnagar, well connected to the cities by
rail and road. It is 30 k.m. from Ahmedabad.
Frequent bus and rail transport is available
from Ahmedabad.
Address :
Shri Swaminarayan Temple,
At & P.O. Dholka, Distt. : Ahmedabad. Gujarat
State, India Phone : (079) 3422259.
