Vadtal swaminarayan mandir
Swaminarayan Mandir in Vadtal: The Swaminarayan Mandir in Vadtal is a significant temple for followers of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is the headquarters of the Shri Laxminarayan Dev Gaadi and is located in Vadtal, also known as Vadtal Swaminarayan. The temple 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 dacoit converted into a devotee by Swaminarayan. The temple was ordered by Swaminarayan and constructed under the supervision of S.G. Brahmanand Swami. There are three main shrines in the temple: the central shrine of this temple is that of Lakshmi Narayan and RanchodRai, on the right there is an idol of Radha Krishna with Swaminarayan in the form of Hari Krishna, and on the left there are Vasudev, Dharma, and Bhakti. Devotees from Vadtal had gone to Shreeji Maharaj on the day of Nirjala Ekadashi to meet him in Gadhada. On the ...