Sarangpur, Gujarat

Sarangpur

Sarangpur
Sarangpur Sarangpur
Village
	Sarangpur Location in Gujarat, India Sarangpur Sarangpur (India)
	Coordinates: 22°09′29″N 71°46′12″E / 22.157992705675884°N 71.77007274422668°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Botad
Population (2007)
• Total	3,000
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	382451
Vehicle registration	GJ-33
Nearest city	Bhavnagar
Literacy	Around 30%
Website	gujaratindia.com

Sarangpur (also known as Salangpur) is a village in the Botad District in the state of Gujarat, India. Sarangpur is known throughout India for the historic Shri Kashtabhanjan Hanumanji temple and BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir located in the village. The village of about 3000 people lies at the border of Ahmedabad district. The nearest town is Botad. The village is about 153 km. away from Ahmedabad.

Temples

Hanuman temple, Sarangpur is a Hindu temple (mandir) located in Sarangpur, Gujarat and comes under the Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is the only Swaminarayan temple which has the murtis of neither Swaminarayan nor Krishna as the primary object of worship.^[1] It is dedicated to Hanuman in the form of Kashtbhanjan (Crusher of sorrows).^[2]

Smruti temples of Shastri Yagnapurushdas and Pramukh Swami Maharaj, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near BAPS mandir.

Sarangpur is also known for its BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Shikharbaddha mandir, built in 1916 by Shastri Yagnapurushdas which is the second highest temple in Gujarat at exactly 108 feet (108 is an auspicious number within the Swaminarayan Sampraday). It is a headquarters and training hub for newly enrolled monks (sadhus). Smruti temples of Shastri Yagnapurushdas and Pramukh Swami Maharaj, who succeeded Yagnapurushdas are also located near BAPS mandir.^[3]

In Gujarati, 'Sarang' means peacock. "Sarangpur" - a place where peacocks live. There are many in the gardens of the BAPS Swaminarayan temple.

Every year thousands of devotees gather at the temple to celebrate Holi - the festival of colours.

References

^ Raymond Brady Williams (2001). An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 128, 96. Retrieved 14 May 2009. hanuman sarangpur.
^ Philip Lutgendorf (2007). Hanuman's tale. Oxford University Press US. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-19-804220-4. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
^ "BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Sarangpur". utsav.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2023.