Vadtal Dham Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple

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About Vadtal Dham Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple

Welcome to Hindu temple of Katy serving the community needs either in the temple premises or at the comfort of your home. Our priests Sridhar Ramayanam and Sahit Gullapalli are proficient in performing homas, samskaras and pujas. Founder In early part of 19th century, Almighty Supreme GOD [Bhagawan] incarnate Himself as Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan also known as Shree Harikrishna Maharaj and Sahajanand Swami , in Holy village of Chhapaiya near Ayodhya [birth place of Bhagwan Ram] in Uttar Pradesh, India. He established 'Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday' [ a part of pure Vaishnavism] based on the principles of ‘pure Upasana and Bhakti’ by remaining on path of ‘Dharma’ i.e Sadachar. He, following the age old tradition of Guru Shishya Paramparaaccepted Shree Ramanand Swami [Uddhavji] as His Guru in Samvat year 1857 Prabodhini Ekadashi and there after became The Acharya, a Supreme head of Religion in Samvat year 1858 Prabodhini Ekadashi. He engrossed and attract the large number of community of all the caste and creed in most of India through his divine preaching’s. He also established number of Temples in Gujarat, India and for purpose of administration of these temples and sect, He divided India in two parts namely Shree Nar Narayan Dev Gadi - Northern dioceses having head seat at Ahmedabad and Shree Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi –southern Dioceses with Head seat at Vadtal, with an Imaginary line between Kolkatta [East] to Dwarka [West] and executed ‘Desh Vibhag Lekh’ and ‘Shikshapatri’ as governing scripture. He adopted and installed his two nephews namely H. H. Shri Ayodhyaprasadji and H.H. Shree Raghuvirprasadji as The Acharya in Northern and Southern Dioceses respectively. Thus the Sampraday under the Headship of The Acharya gradually and constantly made progress and flourished in India and abroad.