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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sarangpur
| other_name = Sarangpur
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = Botad
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 3000
| population_as_of = 2007
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 382451
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#GJ.E2.80.94Gujarat|GJ]]-32
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Bhavnagar
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = Around 30%
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'''Sarangpur''' is a village in the [[Botad District]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], India. Sarangpur is known throughout [[India]] for the historic Shri Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji temple and BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir located in the village.

The village of about 3000 lies at the border of Ahmedabad district. The nearest city is [[Botad]]. The various families are Patel (Leuva Patel), Darbar (Kshatriya), Rajput, Darji, Kumbhar, Harijan, Bharvad, [[Koli People|Koli]] etc.

The village is about 153 km. away from Ahmedabad. To visit this place during the early morning, 10:30 pm & 12:30 pm buses run to and from Ahmedabad.

==Temples==

[[Hanuman temple, Salangpur|Hanuman temple, Sarangpur]] is a [[Hindu temple]] (mandir) located in [[Sarangpur, Gujarat|Sarangpur]], [[Gujarat]] and comes under the [[Vadtal Gadi]] of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]. It is the only Swaminarayan temple which has the [[murti]]s of neither [[Swaminarayan]] nor [[Krishna]] as the primary object of worship.<ref name="isbn052165422X">{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady Williams | title=An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2001 | url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will | url-access=registration | quote=hanuman sarangpur. |access-date=May 14, 2009|pages = [https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/128 128], 96}}</ref> It is dedicated to [[Hanuman]] in the form of ''Kastbhanjan'' (Crusher of sorrows).<ref name="isbn0195309219">{{cite book | author=Philip Lutgendorf | title=Hanuman's tale | publisher=Oxford University Press US | year=2007 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVFC2Nx-LP8C&pg=PA248&dq=hanuman+sarangpur&client=firefox-a |access-date=May 14, 2009|page = 248}}</ref>

[[Smruti]] temples of Shastri Yagnapurushdas and Pramukh Swami Maharaj, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near BAPS mandir.

Sarangpur is also known for its [[Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha|BAPS]] Shri Swaminarayan shikharbaddha mandir, built in 1916 by [[Shastriji Maharaj|Shastri Yagnapurushdas]] which is the second highest temple in Gujarat at exactly 108 feet (108 is an auspicious number within the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]). It is a headquarters and training hub for newly enrolled monks (sadhus).

In [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], 'Sarang' means [[peacock]]. "Sarangpur" - a place where peacocks live. There are many in the gardens of the BAPS Swaminarayan temple.

Every year thousands of devotees gather at the temple to celebrate [[Holi]] - the festival of colours.

The Swaminarayan temple at Kundal is located about 10 km east of Sarangapur, close to the highway. This complex is very big and serene.

Swaminarayan temples at [Botad], located 10 km west of Sarangapur, are also popular.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.salangpurhanumanji.com/ Official website Kastbhanjan Hanumanji temple] [https://www.baps.org/ Official website BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir (Temple)]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="134">
File:Kashtbhanjan.jpg|Shri Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji
File:Sarangpur Hanumanji Mandir.jpg|Sarangpur Hanumanji Mandir
File:Swaminarayan Temple, Sarangpur.jpg|Swaminarayan Temple, Sarangpur
File:BAPS temple Sarangpur.jpg|BAPS Swaminarayan Temple - Sarangpur
File:SALANGPUR 1.JPG|Sarangpur Gate
File:SALANGPUR 2.JPG|Yagnapurush Smruti Temple at Sarangpur
</gallery>

[[Category:Villages in Ahmedabad district]]

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