Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur (Gujarati: શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અમદાવાદ, Devnagari: श्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिर, अहमदाबाद) 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 (seats) - NarNarayan Dev Gadi and LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi. This Temple is the headquarters of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi.

 Sculptured wooden pillar The temple in 1866

According the Swaminarayan source, the Shri Hari Charitramrut Sagar, in 1817, a British official serving under John Andrew Dunlop, the first British collector of Ahmedabad, named "Eron Saheb" invited Swaminarayan to meet with him and promised him land to build a place to stay in Ahmedabad.[1][2] Eron Saheb further communicated with Swaminarayan's followers, namely Kubersinh, to construct a residence hall for Swaminarayan, sadhus, and followers to stay.[2] In 1819, Eron Saheb and Swaminarayan met again and Eron Saheb promised to grant a plot of land in Kalupur for Swaminarayan to build a mandir.[1][2] Swaminarayan met with Eron Saheb to discuss the land and also revealed that Dunlop would be stationed in Ahmedabad as the collector and that he was being moved to Surat.[1][2]

John Andrew Dunlop was employed by the British East India Company as a British collector in India in 1806. Prior to his stationing in Ahmedabad, he served as a collector of Kheda (Kaira), magistrate and collector of Western Zillah, and collector of Southern Concan. After the British East India Company took control over Ahmedabad on 20 November 1817, Dunlop became its first collector in February 1818.[1][2]

Dunlop and other British officials received approval from England, granting Swaminarayan land to build the mandir.[1][2] After receiving approval, Dunlop sent a letter to Swaminarayan that said, "Respected Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj, Salaams from Dunlop Sahib. Have received order from abroad of transfer for the land selected by you. Shall come to you to read it as it is in English at your earliest convenience… Later will have it etched in copper."[2]

Swaminarayan assigned Anandanand Swami, one of his disciples, to lead the construction of the mandir.[3] On 24 February 1822, Swaminarayan inaugurated the mandir in the presence of 50,000 people.[1][2]

^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference isbn052165422X was invoked but never defined (see the help page). ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Raymond Brady; Trivedi, Yogi (12 May 2016). Swaminarayan Hinduism: Tradition, Adaptation, and Identity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908959-8. ^ "Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur, Ahmedabad - Kalupur Mandir". swaminarayan.info. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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