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Gujarat Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bochasan
Location | Kheda near Anand |
Built by | BAPS, Swaminarayan Sanstha |
Built in | 05-Jun-07 |
Managed by | Swaminarayan Sect |
Inaugurated by | Shastriji Maharaj |
Also known as | Shikharbaddha Mandir |
Primary deity | Swaminarayan |
Architectural styles | Vastu Shastra and Pancharatra Shastra |
Attraction | Largest Temple complex in India |
Must See | Intricate architecture & various shows |
Introduction
Pilgrimage is a place where everyone wants to go at least once because it is the belief of the people that the God resides at that place and visiting there will improve their life in a perfect manner. With this statement, there are many pilgrimage places are located inside the country where a person can go and meet God. One of them is in Anand, Gujarat, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bochasan. It is an ancient temple and invites to large numbers of tourists every year to come and prepay to Swaminarayan. The temple was believed to be from the ancient times because of which most of the people come here and the temple was reconstructed and maintained by many kings who ruled on the state. Above of all, it is the educational hub of the state too.
It is located in a village name Kheda where all kind of transport services are available for the tourists coming there.
History
While Shastriji was leaving Vedtal in 1905, the devotees asked him to construct a temple near Anand. At that time, Swaminarayan was promised by Kahsidas to construct a temple. Shastriji then thought of constructing the Akshar Purushottam Mandir near Bochasan. The saints and other devotees came in front and they said that they will contribute physically for this construction.
After the six months of this thing, an image installation ceremony held and at that time, one incident took place. The devotees were unable to uplift the image of Gunatitanand Swami. After the praying of Shastriji, devotees were able to lift it and placed where it was thought.
After the construction, most of the pilgrims came ahead and visited the temple.
Significance
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bochasan is one of the popular temples of Gujarat and many pilgrims are coming every year to pray to their lord. There are two main festivals which are celebrated at this temple every year. These are Guru Purnima and Kartik Poonam. At this time, the temple greets to large numbers of tourists. Most of the devotees are coming here for the first time but they are getting all those facilities that are serving them in a fine way. Right from visiting to temple to residing in a hotel, everything is in a refine manner and every devotee follows the rules and regulations installed for their safety concern. The sculpture of the temple is attractive through which most of the people come and watch it. All the festivalks are celebrated under the presence of Pramukh Swamiji Maharaj.
How to Reach
It is considered as the economical place of the city where tourists keep on coming for the whole of the year to pray among the Lord. There are many places where a person can reside in the place. To reach to the busiest pilgrimage of the world, a person can get the easy transport services available of all the kinds from all parts of the country. He can come through rail, air or road transport whichever is possible in his suitable budget. Reaching to the place was bit of problem for the people in the older days but now days; people are having many options available to them. All of them are available at the reasonable rates too. Most of the invaders tried to invade the temple lot of time but it survived all the times with the other temples that were located nearby to it. The temple is calling for the huge crowd all the times as the devotees are getting easy worshipping to the Lord in short span of time. Besides that, they can get various facilities if they are unable to worship in an easier way. Most of the people are coming to get the beauty of the place. Thus, the place is full of those kinds of things through which a person can make his holiday better at the place. It is one of the cultural heritage sites of the state and of the country too.
Weather And Time To Visit
Any tourist can arrive at Anand and can visit the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bochasan temple at any time. There are just two festivals organized in a year and that too in the months of June and November. So, a person can come here on any day and in any month depending upon him.
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