Central Home ministry approves renaming of Gujarat’s Fareni Village

Home department of Indian government has approved a proposal to change the name of a village which belongs to Dhoraji taluka of Rajkot district.

A resolution issued by State’s General Administration department (GAD) states that Fareni village of Dhoraji taluka has changed its name, getting a new name “Fareni Swaminarayan’, said in a release issued by Rajkot collectorate.

Fareni has connection with Lord Swaminarayan of Swaminarayan sect. The name ‘Swaminarayan’ got manifestation in a small village named ‘Fareni’. On the 14th day after Ramanand Swami passed away, Sahajanand Swami declared, in the assembly at Fareni village, “Devotees, I was named ‘Ghanshyam’ at Chhapaiya by my parents. Markendaya Hrishi (sage) named me ‘Hari, Krishna, Hari Krishna. Sanyasis in the forests called me ‘Nilkanth’. Muktanand Swami named me ‘Sarjudas’ at Loej. Ramanand Swami at the time of initiation gave me two names; ‘Sahajanand’ and Narayan Muni’. Today I declare my name to be ‘SWAMINARAYAN’. Therefore, worship the name ‘Swaminarayan’ from today onwards.” Then Muktanand Swami, other saints etc. chanted incessantly the name ‘Swaminarayan’ in the assembly. The sect “Swaminarayan’ came into being.