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{{about|the Swaminarayan temple located in Bhuleshwar (Mumbai)|other Swaminarayan temples in Mumbai|Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox Mandir
|name = Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
|native_name = '''श्री स्वामीनारायण मंदिर'''
|native_name_lang= mr
| image = Tri-Spire.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The Three Spires and dome of the Sabha Mandap atop the temple
| map_type = India Mumbai
| map_caption = Location within Mumbai

| coordinates = {{coord|18|57|14.31|N|72|49|48.78|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| district = [[Mumbai City district|Mumbai City]]
| locale = [[Mumbai]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = [[Laxminarayan Dev]], [[Radha Krishna| Radha Krishna Dev]]
| festivals=
| architecture =
| temple_quantity =
| monument_quantity=
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 1868
| creator = [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]
| website =
}}

'''Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai''' ({{Lang-mr|श्री स्वामीनारायण मंदिर, मुंबई}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] (Mandir) and a part of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]. This [[Swaminarayan Temple]] is located in the [[Bhuleshwar]] area of [[Mumbai]] and is the oldest [[Swaminarayan Mandir]] in Mumbai, being over a hundred years old.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.swaminarayansatsang.com/temples/templesdetails.asp?Mandirid=167 | title= Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs - Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=James Mackenzie Maclean |title=Guide to Bombay |publisher="Bombay gazette" steam press |year=1889 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fQAWAAAAYAAJ&client=firefox-a |page = 301}}</ref>

The present Mandir has a tri - spire structure and the Murtis installed are that of [[Laxminarayan]] Dev with [[Swaminarayan|Ghanshyam Maharaj]], and [[Radha Krishna]] Dev with Hari Krishna Maharaj. In this temple, Radha Krishna are worshipped in the form of [[Radha]] [[Krishna|Golokvihari]] as they are the residents of [[Goloka]]. It is a [[Shikharband Mandir]] and comes under the [[Laxminarayan Dev Gadi]] ([[Vadtal]]).<ref name="maharashtra.gov.in">{{cite web | url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/greater_bombay/places.html#68 | title= Maharashtra State Gazettes, Greater Bombay District: Swaminarayan Temple Bhuleshwar}}</ref> This temple is one of many in the Bhuleshwar area that led to the birth of ''Phool Galli'' (or flower market) in Bhuleshwar due to the high demand of flowers in these temples.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flower therapy |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=187262|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date= 2006-06-11|access-date=2009-09-05}}</ref>

==History==
On Vaishakh Shukla [[Ekadashi]], 1868, Ranchhoddas Pranjeevandas built the first ever Shree Swaminarayan temple in Mumbai by breaking and rebuilding his own residence.<ref name="Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai">{{cite web | url=http://swaminarayan.org.in/ | title=Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081145/http://swaminarayan.org.in/ | archive-date=2007-07-04 }}</ref> The deities of Hari Krishna Maharaj, [[Gaulokvihari]] and Radhika were instated by Acharya Maharaj Bhagwatprasadji Maharaj.<ref name="Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai"/>

===Tri-spire temple===
The present tri-spire temple structure was built and the deities of Ghanshyam Maharaj and [[Lakshminarayan Dev]] instated on the occasion of Vaishakh Shukla Dwadashi, 1903 by Acharya Maharaj Lakshmiprasadji Maharaj.<ref name="Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai"/>

Swaminarayan's devotee, [[Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee]] contributed towards this temple's reinstatement with all material, physical and intellectual resources. His close associate and friend Shree Mathurdas Vaishnav too donated Rs. 25,000/- towards this work.<ref name="Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai"/>

==Structure==

The Swaminarayan temple at Bhuleshwar has an elaborately carved frontage which is really a visual treat in an otherwise shabby surrounding. There are twenty five steps leading to the audience hall (Sabhamandap). There are the shrines dedicated to [[Ganesha]] and [[Hanuman]] on the left and right of the audience hall. There are three main shrines. In the shrine on the east there are idols of Hari Krishna Maharaj, Gaulokvihari and Radhika; the shrine at the centre has the idols of Ghanashyam Maharaj, [[Vishnu|Narayan]] and [[Laxmi]]; while the shrine on the west houses the resting place for deities. Over the Sabhamandap is a dome upon which are painted the scenes from the Krishnalila (Sports of [[Krishna]]). The dome is supported by fifty four pillars.<ref name="maharashtra.gov.in"/> There is a big audience hall on the first floor where religious discourses are held regularly.

==Festivals==

The festivities celebrated at the temple are [[Ram Navami]]/[[Swaminarayan Jayanti]], [[Janmashtami]], Vaman Jayanti, Nrisinha Jayanti, [[Mahashivratri]], [[Ganesh Chaturthi]], etc.<ref name="maharashtra.gov.in"/> Apart from these, the festival of [[Hindola]] is also celebrated as part of festivities during the month of [[Shravan]] in the [[Hindu calendar|Indian Calendar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai Notes: Shravan festival celebrations |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19980725/20650494.html|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date= 1998-07-25|access-date=2008-10-12}}</ref>

==Images==
<gallery>
Image:Mumbai Swaminarayan Temple.jpg|Image ''Hari Krishna'' with ''[[Gaulokvihari]]'' and ''[[Radhika]]'' in the western sanctum
Image:Lakshmi Narayan.jpg|Image of ''[[Ghanshyam]]'' with ''[[Lakshmi Narayan]]'' in the central sanctum
Image:Ganesha Mumbai.jpg|Image of ''[[Ganesha]]'' on the left of the entrance
Image:Shiv Ling.jpg| Image of the ''Shiv Ling'' at the temple
Image:Hanuman Mumbai.jpg| Image of ''Hanuman'' in the form of ''Kastbhanjan'' on the right of the entrance
Image:Temple Carvings.jpg| Ornately carved interior
Image:Inner Dome.jpg| ''Krishna Lila'' on the dome of Main Sabha Mandap
Image:Sabha Mandap.jpg| Sabha Mandap or audience hall on the first floor
</gallery>

==See also==

* [[Shri Swaminarayan Temples|Swaminarayan Temples]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vadtal.com Vadtal Shree LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi Website]

{{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}}
{{Swaminarayan Sampraday}}
{{Hindu temples in Maharashtra}}

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