page_title: Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
section_title: Temple for women (West)
hierarchical_section_title: Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad / Architecture / Temple for women (West)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Worlds First Swaminarayan Temple in Kalupur Ahmedabad Gujarat India. Established by Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan Himself.
context_page_description: Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur is the first Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India. It was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect.
  As per the will of Swaminarayan, the administration of the Swaminarayan Sampraday is divided into two Gadis - NarNarayan Dev Gadi and LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi. This Temple is the headquarters of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi.
context_section_description: The Haveli (Mansion) to the west of the temple used to be the official residence of Acharya of the Narnarayan Dev Gadi. Now, the ground floor of the front side, houses the offices and the inner portion accommodates the residency of the Sankhya Yogi women (ladies who have taken celibacy vows and devoted their life to the temple). In the inner temple, the Gadiwalla (the Acharya's wife & spiritual leader of the women in the Swaminarayan Sampraday) holds religious assemblies solely for the benefit of the women. An idol of Ghanshyam Maharaj has been installed in this temple and is served by the Sankhya Yogi women devotees.
  This mansion is decorated with chandeliers, suspended lamps and large mirrors as it was supposed to be the residence of the Acharya. The brackets of the pillars in the portico as well as arches have been adorned with carvings in geometrical designs and a variety of flower and creeper motifs.
caption: The wood sculptured haveli
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