The relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan is kept in a museum located under the Statue of Swaminarayan, the main temple. There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to get there
This relics is located inside the BAPS Akshardham Temple, Gandhinagar. It is 21 kms north of Ahmedabad Airport.
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About Bhagwan Swaminarayan
Bhagwan Swaminarayan (1781 – 1830 CE) was born as Ghanshyam in the tiny village of Chhapaiya near Ayodhya in North India. Renouncing his home at the tender age of 11 after a deep study of Hindu scriptures, He performed an arduous seven year pilgrimage through Nepal, Eastern and Southern India before settling down in the Western state of Gujarat. Appointed as the spiritual successor of His Guru when He was just 21, Bhagwan Swaminarayan asked two boons from the Guru – “If your devotee is destined to suffer a single scorpion bite then let me, instead, suffer the pains of millions of scorpion bites on every pore of my body. And if your devotee is destined to take to the begging bowl then let it be my fate but your devotee should not suffer from want of food and clothing.”
Holy relics of Lord Swaminarayan
When God incarnates Himself on earth, all things and people who come into contact with Him become holy. The Holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, preciously preserved by generations, have been most historically and honorably displayed at the ground floor of Akshardham Monument at Gandhinagar, India. The museum houses a treasure of rare divine objects related to Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s life and times, from the clothes and footwear he wore, and a historic letter written by Him to His hair and tooth. The various items are displayed attractively in the museum. The organizers began the painstaking task of obtaining precise details of things as soon as Pramukh Swami Maharaj expressed his desire for such a historical museum. They also had to ensure that all the things were authentic. Adequate measures had to be taken for the long term preservation and protection of such a rare and historical collection of things. Many other items from the Lord’s time had survived in the homes of various devotees and passed down over the generations. The organizers located these devotees and obtained some of the things with their cooperation. The contribution of these devotees has helped to enrich the museum. Once the things were obtained, a detailed historical sketch of each and every item was documented and its authenticity verified. The things are displayed today in such a way that the minimum of deterioration will take place due to atmospheric effects as well as external lighting effects.Scietifically restored and treated, the holy objects satisfy the spiritual thirst of the visitors. As they pay their homage, the visit turns into a private pilgrimage!
Read More
http://www.swaminarayan.org/introduction/history/index.htm
http://www.swaminarayan.org/lordswaminarayan/holyrelics/index.htm
