Original sentence: In 2004, four sadhus and one householder devotee were sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of another sadhu.Prior to his death, Swaminarayan divided His mandirs into two regions and appointed two householders, Raghuvirji Maharaj and Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj, as acharyas to administrate them.Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday maintains approximately 30 temples and over 100 centers worldwide.Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday site.St Martin's College OWR.The Vadtal diocese of Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday has recently been troubled by internal power struggles.The concept of having a householder (non-monk) as guru and that of hereditary succession are unique to Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday and separate this group from orthodox Hinduism
Edited sentence: At all times, the true saints of the Sampraday take their instructions from the Acharya, their ultimate guru and leader.In the Shikshapatri (62), Swaminarayan Bhagwan clearly states “And the form of Shri Krshna that has been given by your Acharya for the purpose of your worship and the forms that the Acharya has installed (i.It is the uniqueness of the authentic bonafide Swaminarayan Sampraday, that the closest a tyagi (saint) comes to leadership is being appointed the Mahant Swami (head-saint) of a Shikharbandh Temple.Prior to his death, Swaminarayan divided his mandirs into two regions and appointed two householders, Raghuvirji Maharaj and Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj, as acharyas to administrate them.Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday maintains over 300 temples and over 100 centers worldwide.The Original Swaminarayan Faith Website Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday site.The rest are worthy of respect but not worthy of worship” Therefore, the only murtis (deities) worthy of worship are those installed by the Acharyas.in the mandirs) are the only forms of God worthy of worship