Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal
Hindu temple in Gujarat, India
Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal (Devanagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिर, वडताल) headquarters of the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi are located in this temple in Vadtal. There are three main shrines in the temple - the central shrine dedicated to Lakshmi Narayan. The right shrine is dedicated to Radha Krishna and the left shrine has Vasudev, Dharma and Bhakti.
The wooden pillars of the temple bear colourful wood carvings. There is a dharamsala within the temple premises. Gnyanbaug is a garden to the northwest of the temple gate that has four memorials dedicated to Swaminarayan.
History
The town of Vadtal is also known as Vadtal Swaminarayan. The temple here is in the shape of a lotus, with nine domes in the inner temple. The land for this shrine was donated by Joban Pagi, a devotee of Swaminarayan. The temple was ordered by Swaminarayan and constructed under the supervision of Brahmanand Swami.
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