Swaminarayan Museum Mahotsav in Ahmedabad between 5-9 March

The city of Ahmedabad will witness a museum mahotsav from Saturday, 5 March at Naranpura where a new museum deddicated to life and works of Lord Swaminarayan will be opened on 8 March.

About 10,000 Hari Bhaktas will be visiting the museum. Rs. 40 crore museum’ inauguration ceremony will be graced by Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

The museum has handwriting of Shree Swaminarayan which is part of a legal document; power of attorney given by Bhagvan Shree Swaminarayan to one of his followers on 1 Re stamp paper, endorsed by a British officer. The museum will also have Shree Swaminarayan’s personal belongings like clothes, vessels, ‘malas’, footprints, silver toothpick, fragments of His hair, nails etc. The collection also includes a flute, which has a story that one of his followers once commented that Krishna was known for playing flute. On hearing this, he took the flute and played it effortlessly!

In order to maintain the attraction of people, periodically the display items will be changed. The collection is expected to grow as things are still coming in as donation from the people.

An auditorium will be a part of this museum. For visitors/devotes from out station or abroad, accommodation and eateries arrangement will also be there within the museum area.