Koshalendraprasad Pande

Koshalendraprasadji Pande
Koshalendraprasadji Pande
	Koshalendraprasadji Pande
Personal
Born	18 October 1972 (age 52); Ahmedabad, India
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Philosophy	Swaminarayan Sampraday
Honors	7th Acharya, Narnarayan Dev Gadi

Koshalendraprasadji Pande (born 18 October 1972) is the current acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday (15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor of Swaminarayan in the North Diocese (NarNarayan Dev Gadi, Ahmedabad).^[1]

Biography

Koshalendraprasadji Pande was born on 18 October 1972 in Ahmedabad, India. He is the eldest son of Tejendraprasad Pande, the 6th acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. Per tradition in Brahmin households, Pande received his Yajñopavītam, or sacred thread, during the bicentennial celebrations of Swaminarayan in 1981 at Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir.^[2] He studied at St. Xavier School and St. Xavier College in Ahmedabad. He was appointed as acharya on 15 October 2004.^[2]

Works

He established NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal (NNDYM).^[3]
He started celebration of festivals on a large scale before in 1981 in the Swaminarayan Sampraday such as Shardha Satabdi Mahotav, Shashti Purti Mahotsav and the Chhapaiya Nij Mandir Pran Pratishta Mahotsav.^[4]
He took an initiative for broadcast of TV series Jai Shree Swaminarayan throughout the world.^[5]

Notes

^ "Dharmakul". (primary source)
^ ^a ^b Williams, Raymond (2002). "The Sacred Thread". Wabash Magazine (Winter/Spring). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "NNDYM". swaminarayan.info. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Current Acharya". swaminarayan.info. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Times Music cassette on Swaminarayan serial launched". The Times of India. 19 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

References

External links

Ahmedabad Shree NarNarayan Dev Gadi Website

[1] "Dharmakul". (primary source)

[Williams_2002-2] Williams, Raymond (2002). "The Sacred Thread". Wabash Magazine (Winter/Spring). Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[3] "NNDYM". swaminarayan.info. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[4] "Current Acharya". swaminarayan.info. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[Times-5] "Times Music cassette on Swaminarayan serial launched". The Times of India. 19 January 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

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Establishments	Swaminarayan Museum
Major Deities	Swaminarayan Nar Narayan Lakshmi Narayan Radha Krishna Radha Ramana Rama Revati-Baldevji Gopinathji Maharaj Madan Mohan Dev Hanuman Ganesha Shiva Parvati Suryanarayan
Noted Saints	Muktanand Swami Brahmanand Swami Premanand Swami Gopalanand Swami Nishkulanand Swami Gunatitanand Swami Nityanand Swami
Scriptures and other books	Vachanamrut Shikshapatri Shrimad Satsangi Jivan Swamini Vato Desh Vibhag Lekh
Present Heads	Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj (Ahmedabad) Acharya Shree Ajendraprasadji Maharaj (Vadtal) Acharya Shree Rakeshprasadji Maharaj (Vadtal)
Devotional Songs	Jay Sadguru Swami Shri Radhika Krishnashtaka
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