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	\| deity = [[~~Madan Mohan~~]] ([[~~Krishna~~]]), [[~~Radha~~]]		\| deity = [[Radha Krishna]]
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	'''Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in [[Dholera]], [[Gujarat]], India, and is one of ~~six~~ [[Shri Swaminarayan Temples]] built by [[Swaminarayan]].<ref>{{Harvnb\|Williams\|2001\|p=29}}</ref>		'''Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in [[Dholera]], [[Gujarat]], India, and is one of nine [[Shri Swaminarayan Temples]] built by [[Swaminarayan]].<ref>{{Harvnb\|Williams\|2001\|p=29}}</ref>

	== About the Mandir ==		== About the Mandir ==
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	The land on which the building is sited was donated by Darbar Punjabhai. Swaminarayan Bhagwan, when camping in Kamiala, was requested by the devotees Shri Punjabhai and others, to go to Dholera to install idols in the new temple in Dholera. Swaminarayan bhagwan asked [[Brahmin]] priests to find out an auspicious time for the installation ceremony.		The land on which the building is sited was donated by Darbar Punjabhai. Swaminarayan Bhagwan, when camping in Kamiala, was requested by the devotees Shri Punjabhai and others, to go to Dholera to install idols in the new temple in Dholera. Swaminarayan bhagwan asked [[Brahmin]] priests to find out an auspicious time for the installation ceremony.

	Swaminarayan bhagwan graced Dholera on the request from Punjabhai and other devotees, and on May 19, 1826 and installed the idols of Madan Mohan dev and his own form, Harikrishna Maharaj, at the principal seat of the temple amidst [[Vedas\|Vedic hymns]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dave\|first=Ramesh\|title=Sahajanand Charitra\|year=2009\|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=81-7526-152-8\|page=149}}</ref> Swaminarayan bhagwan then appointed Adbhutanand Swami as the temple's [[mahant]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dave\|first=Ramesh\|title=Sahajanand Charitra\|year=2009\|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=81-7526-152-8\|page=150}}</ref>		Swaminarayan bhagwan graced Dholera on the request from Punjabhai and other devotees, and on May 19, 1826, and installed the idols of Madan Mohan dev and his own form, Harikrishna Maharaj, at the principal seat of the temple amidst [[Vedas\|Vedic hymns]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dave\|first=Ramesh\|title=Sahajanand Charitra\|year=2009\|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=978-81-7526-152-5\|page=149}}</ref> Swaminarayan bhagwan then appointed Adbhutanand Swami as the temple's [[mahant]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Dave\|first=Ramesh\|title=Sahajanand Charitra\|year=2009\|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=978-81-7526-152-5\|page=150}}</ref>

	The central altar is graced with the idols of deities [[Madan Mohan]] Dev ([[Krishna]]), [[Radha]] ji and HariKrishna Maharaj. Besides the deities in the inner temple and [[Garbhagriha]], [[Hanuman]] and [[Ganapati]] grace Roop Chowki near the main stairway of the temple. On the west, near the steps, there are the idols of Sheshashayi, [[Surya]]narayan, Dharm-Bhakti and [[Swaminarayan#Childhood as Ghanshyam\|Ghanshyam Maharaj]]. The idols of [[Shiva\|Shankar]] and [[Parvati]] are on the right hand side.		The central altar is graced with the idols of deities [[Madan Mohan]] Dev ([[Krishna]]), [[Radha]] ji and HariKrishna Maharaj. Besides the deities in the inner temple and [[Garbhagriha]], [[Hanuman]] and [[Ganapati]] grace Roop Chowki near the main stairway of the temple. On the west, near the steps, there are the idols of Sheshashayi, [[Surya]]narayan, Dharm-Bhakti and [[Swaminarayan#Childhood as Ghanshyam\|Ghanshyam Maharaj]]. The idols of [[Shiva\|Shankar]] and [[Parvati]] are on the right hand side.

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{{Infobox Mandir
| name = Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera
| image = Dholera Swaminarayan temple.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The temple at Dholera
| map_type = 
| map_caption = Location in Gujarat
| coordinates =
| other_names =
| proper_name =

| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| district =
| location = [[Dholera]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Madan Mohan]] ([[Krishna]]), [[Radha]]
| festivals=
| architecture =
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = May 19, 1826
| creator = [[Swaminarayan]]
| website =
}}

'''Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in [[Dholera]], [[Gujarat]], India, and is one of six [[Shri Swaminarayan Temples]] built by [[Swaminarayan]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Williams|2001|p=29}}</ref>

== About the Mandir ==
[[File:Madan Mohan Dev Dholera.jpg|thumb|200px|Central Altar of the temple Madan Mohan dev (Krishna at center), Radha ji (Right) and HariKrishna Maharaj (Left).]]
[[Dholera]] itself is an ancient port-city, 30 km from Dhandhuka of [[Ahmedabad]] district.

The making this temple with three [[Sikhara|spires]] was supervised and planned by [[Nishkulanand Swami]], Atmanand Swami, Akshardanand Swami and Dharmprasad Swami.

The land on which the building is sited was donated by Darbar Punjabhai. Swaminarayan Bhagwan, when camping in Kamiala, was requested by the devotees Shri Punjabhai and others, to go to Dholera to install idols in the new temple in Dholera. Swaminarayan bhagwan asked [[Brahmin]] priests to find out an auspicious time for the installation ceremony.

Swaminarayan bhagwan graced Dholera on the request from Punjabhai and other devotees, and on May 19, 1826 and installed the idols of Madan Mohan dev and his own form, Harikrishna Maharaj, at the principal seat of the temple amidst [[Vedas|Vedic hymns]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dave|first=Ramesh|title=Sahajanand Charitra|year=2009|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith|location=Ahmedabad|isbn=81-7526-152-8|page=149}}</ref> Swaminarayan bhagwan then appointed Adbhutanand Swami as the temple's [[mahant]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dave|first=Ramesh|title=Sahajanand Charitra|year=2009|publisher=Swaminarayan Aksharpith|location=Ahmedabad|isbn=81-7526-152-8|page=150}}</ref>

The central altar is graced with the idols of deities [[Madan Mohan]] Dev ([[Krishna]]), [[Radha]] ji and HariKrishna Maharaj. Besides the deities in the inner temple and [[Garbhagriha]], [[Hanuman]] and [[Ganapati]] grace Roop Chowki near the main stairway of the temple. On the west, near the steps, there are the idols of Sheshashayi, [[Surya]]narayan, Dharm-Bhakti and [[Swaminarayan#Childhood as Ghanshyam|Ghanshyam Maharaj]]. The idols of [[Shiva|Shankar]] and [[Parvati]] are on the right hand side.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

== References ==
*{{citation
|last=Williams
|first=Raymond
|year=2001
|title=Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism
|publisher=Cambridge University Press
|isbn=978-0-521-65422-7
}}
* [http://www.swaminarayansatsang.com/temples/templesdetails.asp?Mandirid=148 Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs - Dholera]

==External links==
* [http://swaminarayan.info Official NarNarayan Dev Gadi Website]
* [http://www.swaminarayanvadtalgadi.org/temples/temple-india/temple-dholera]
{{Swaminarayan Sampraday}}
{{Hindu temples in Gujarat}}

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