Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur (, 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. History 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. Eron Saheb further communicated with Swaminarayan's followers, namely Kubersinh, to construct a residence hall for Swaminarayan, sadhus, and followers to stay. 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. Swaminarayan met with Eron Saheb to discuss the land and also revealed that Dunlop would be stationed in Ahmedabad as the collector