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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken)
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The Swaminarayan Mandir in Weehawken, New Jersey
is the first Swaminarayan temple in the USA. It is the national headquarters of the ISSO
and comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
of the Swaminarayan Sampraday
. Today there are four Swaminarayan temples in New Jersey alone.
in the USA was set up in the basement of a house of a devotee in New Jersey in 1981. The Dev Mandir existed here until 1986.
with a view of the high-rise buildings of New York
City in 1986. On 24th of May, 1987 Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj conducted the Murti Pratishtha ceremony (invocation of gods) in the first Swaminarayan Temple in USA at Weehawken. Lord Swaminarayan occupies the principal seat of this temple. The occasion was celebrated by satsangi
s from various parts of the USA, UK, Africa and India.
The procession with the idols began at Colonial Park, West New York and New Jersey on the Blvd East Road ,overseeing the bank of Hudson River. With extraordinary floats and the Weehawken Mayor Mr. Richard F. Turner as Guest of Honor and assemblyman Mr. Octovio Alfonso in presence the procession began towards the temple.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
is the first Swaminarayan temple in the USA. It is the national headquarters of the ISSO
ISSO (Swaminarayan)
Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj founded International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization in the USA on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami in the year 1978. The prime objective of I.S.S.O...
and comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
NarNarayan Dev Gadi
The Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī , named after NarNarayan Dev, is one of the two Gadis that together form the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is headquartered at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad and controls the Uttar Vibhag....
of the Swaminarayan Sampraday
Swaminarayan Sampraday
Swaminarayan Sampraday , known previously as the Uddhav Sampraday, is a Hindu sect established by Swaminarayan...
. Today there are four Swaminarayan temples in New Jersey alone.
History of ISSO in New Jersey
The first Dev MandirDev Mandir
According to the Swaminarayan Hindu philosophy, a Dev Mandir is one where Pictorial deities are installed. The daily rituals differ to those performed in a Shikarbhandh Mandir...
in the USA was set up in the basement of a house of a devotee in New Jersey in 1981. The Dev Mandir existed here until 1986.
History of this temple
The Historical Landmark, First Church Of Christian Scientist, was purchased in Weehawken, New Jersey on the bank of Hudson RiverHudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
with a view of the high-rise buildings of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
City in 1986. On 24th of May, 1987 Acharya Shree Tejendraprasadji Maharaj conducted the Murti Pratishtha ceremony (invocation of gods) in the first Swaminarayan Temple in USA at Weehawken. Lord Swaminarayan occupies the principal seat of this temple. The occasion was celebrated by satsangi
Satsangi
A follower of Swaminarayan is referred to as a Satsangi . There are eight important things in the life of a Satsangi.-Kanthi:Lord Swaminarayan instructed his followers to wear a double stranded kanthi to symbolise Krishna and Radha...
s from various parts of the USA, UK, Africa and India.
The procession with the idols began at Colonial Park, West New York and New Jersey on the Blvd East Road ,overseeing the bank of Hudson River. With extraordinary floats and the Weehawken Mayor Mr. Richard F. Turner as Guest of Honor and assemblyman Mr. Octovio Alfonso in presence the procession began towards the temple.