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		The two dioceses which are centred on Vadtal and Ahmedabad (Gujerat, Western India) constitute the parent stem.
		He vested his authority in his two nephews, whose seats were established at Vadtal and Ahmedabad: their descendants rule from there.
		The departure of another sadhu from Vadtal in 1947 led to the foundation of an independent educational trust, the Swaminarayan Gurukul.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/hindu/devot/swamin.html (1077 words)

	WorldWide Religious News-Power struggles leading to unsaintly behaviour here
		Violence between followers of the Vadtal sect and Bochasanwasi Akshar Purshottam (BAPS) sect, and the pitched battle with the police, is just one incident that manifests the tension brewing between the burgeoning five Swaminarayan sects and their sub-sects, and the fact that violence is afflicting religious sects in Gujarat.
		Though, the decades-old Vadtal sect’s temple is about half a km away from the land acquired by BAPS for an exhibition hall recently, this was cause of heartburn in the Vadtal sect and led to violence on Monday.
		Swami Gadhadhranand, chairman of the Vadtal temple committee, was kidnapped by four sadhus and a disciple belonging to a rival faction in May 1998.
	wwrn.org /article.php?idd=24500&con=18&sec=51 (1131 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage
		The Vadtal sect is unconnected to the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar that had become the target of a terrorist attack.
		The Vadtal temple in Kheda district is believed to be the country?s third richest after Tirupati and Shirdi.
		Narottam Swami, the chief priest at the Vadtal temple, the headquarters of the sect, said the arrested sadhu did belong to the sect but ?he has nothing to do with us?.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050216/asp/frontpage/story_4384493.asp (399 words)

	Sex, sadhus and videotapes - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		And, if the recent expose of a sex scandal involving sadhus is anything to go by, then the image of the Vadtal “gadhi” sect, one of the richest sects in the country, having millions of followers, is at its lowest ebb.
		Vadtal Temple Trust chairman Nautam Swami blames it on Acharya Ajendraprasad and terms it as nothing but a ploy to defame the sadhus.
		The recent developments are a sequel to the life imprisonment sentence given to five sadhus of Vadtal, who are believed to be from the Ajendraprasad faction, for the cold-blooded murder of Swami Gadaharanand in 1990s.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar062005/sl5.asp (1049 words)

	Bhagwan Swaminarayan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paramatman (The Supreme Soul): It is omnipresent within the souls, just as soul is present in the body; it is independent and is the one whom rewards the Fala (fruits) to the souls.
		He did so by means of a legal document Desh Vibhag Lekh which is a scripture that was dictated to Shuk Swami on Maghshar Sud 15, Vikram Samvat 1883 and witnessed by elder saints and satsangis of the Sampraday.
		The current acharyas, by hereditary succession, are HH Acharya Maharajshri Shri Rakeshprasadji Maharaj adorns the illustrious seat of LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi at Vadtal, whilst HH Acharya Maharajshri Shri Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj adorns the illustrious seat of NarNarayan Dev Gadi at Ahmedabad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swaminarayan (2101 words)

	Vadtal `murder' case is the third of its kind
		Vadtal `murder' case is the third of its kind
		However, he tries to wash his hands of the controversy, blaming it on ``fl sheep'' among the saints and stating that decisions are taken by the trust as a whole.
		Patel, converted from Akshar Purshottam sect to Vadtal, was done in for he reportedly found fault with operations in Vadtal.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990412/ige12165.html (471 words)

	Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan's Shikshapatri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The chief seat of the former is at Ahmedabad and the latter at Vadtal.
		The Ahmedabad and the Vadtal are the only two Gadis established and approved by the Founder in the Deshvibhag Lekh which defines the territorial jurisdiction of each of the two Acharyas.
		The present Acharyas are Shri Tejendra Prasadji on Ahmedabad Gadi and Shri Narendraprasadji on Vadtal Gadi.
	indianartsshop.com /shik.html (8624 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Temple row continues, protestors throng Gandhinagar
		Ahmedabad: A week after a mob stormed the Swaminarayan temple at Vadtal town of Anand district in Gujarat demanding reinstatement of former Acharya to the highest post, around 300 persons from one sect staged a protest at Gandhinagar on February 23 "alleging atrocities by local administration and police".
		DSP Gandhinagar Sanjay Shrivastav told reporters, "The agitators have submitted a memorandum alleging atrocities by Anand district collector and police, allegedly committed during their protest there last week".
		Protestors, including women of one sect of the famous Swaminarayan temple in Vadtal, who are fighting for the seat of Acharya, earlier also had staged a protest at Gandhinagar and attempted to meet Chief Minister Narendra Modi for a solution to the vexed issue, related to the highest seat of priest in the temple.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/02/23/23protest.html (189 words)

	Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday's Website
		The website lists Vadtal and Ahmedabad Gadi temples located in India and around the world, Swaminarayan Darshan, things of prasadi, MP3 kirtans and katha, useful information for a satsangi.
		Shree Laxmi-Narayan Dev (Vadtal gadi) and Shree Nar-Narayan Dev (Ahmedabad gadi) are the ONLY TWO Gadis established by Lord Swaminarayan Himself.
		It should be noted that the "Original Swaminarayan Sampraday" consists of ONLY TWO GADIS - Vadtal Gadi (P.P. 1008 Ajendraprasadji Maharaj at Shree Laxmi-Narayan Dev gadi) and Ahmedabad Gadi (P.P. 1008 Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj at Shree Nar-Narayan Dev gadi).
	www.swaminarayan.nu (309 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		Ahmedabad, Feb. 16: The chief priest of the Vadtal Swaminarayan temple today said the four sadhus involved in the CD sex scandal will be expelled from the sect.
		A resolution seeking Bhakti Swaroop?s expulsion was unanimously adopted by the trustees of the Junagadh Swaminarayan temple and sent to Vadtal, the headquarters of the sect, said Dheerubhai Gohil, a temple trustee.
		Bhakti Swaroop and three touts who were arrested yesterday by the Ahmedabad crime branch were produced before a local court, which remanded the four in police custody till February 22.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050217/asp/nation/story_4389289.asp (396 words)

	DISKUS: A.D. Brear
		By 1804 he was being described as a manifestation of Lord Swaminarayan and he installed an image of himself in one of the smaller shrines at the temple of Vadtal.
		of authority) of Vadtal and Ahmedabad with a style of authority which is characterized by aristocratic, olympian dignity.
		It was stated above that the break from the Vadtal temple may have been in part brought about by the inability of Yagnapurushdas to accept the authority of an acharya whose conduct fell below the standard expected of the office.
	web.uni-marburg.de /religionswissenschaft/journal/diskus/brear.html (3691 words)

	March 7, 2001 - March 7, 2001 :: News Archive :: Gujarat News at GujaratPlus.com
		Maaldar Swami of the Vadtal Swaminarayan Sanstha, a murder-accused and parole jumper who was arrested in Mumbai, was taken by police to Rajkot for identification and arrest of an influential religious leader who helped him during his days as fugitive.
		However, he did not give the names of all these persons as revelations of names would alert the accused ``Sheltering criminals is a serious offence,'' said Sahay.
		Sahay said Maaldar Swami had procured tranquilizers in Nadiad jail and given it to two policemen by mixing it in tea at Vadtal temple, where he had gone to meet his guru.
	www.gujaratplus.com /00-01archive/arc732.html (1863 words)

	Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff - Acharyas - Vadtal Gadi
		Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff - Acharyas - Vadtal Gadi
		Lord Swaminarayan established 2 (two) gadis, one in Ahmedabad (Shree Nar-Narayan Dev) and one in Vadtal (Shree Laxmi-Narayan Dev), on Kartik Sud 11 (Ekadashi), Samvat 1882 (Tuesday, November 21, 1825 A.D.).
		He also appointed an Acharya on each of these two gadis (Shikshapatri Shlok No. 3 and Shlok No. 123 to 134 for their Niyams) to pass the message of Lord Swaminarayan to others and to maintain the Sampraday.
	www.swaminarayanwales.org.uk /Acharyas/vadtalgadi.asp (87 words)

	Swaminarayan temple priest removed from sect
		Bhaktiswarup, a priest belonging to the Junagadh Swaminarayan temple who has been arrested in a sex scandal involving sadhus of the Vadtal religious sect, was on Monday dismissed from the sect.
		The decision to remove the priest, who is in police custody, was taken at a meeting of all the nine trustees.
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	www.rediff.com /news/2005/feb/21priest.htm (180 words)

	Ajendra Prasad of Swaminarayan sect declared absconder
		The controversial Swami of Vadtal Swaminarayan temple Ajendra Prasad has been declared an absconder by a criminal court.
		It may be noted that Vadtal sect has been in controversies since long.
		Earlier it was murder of swami Gadhadharanand for control of property and funds of the temple.
	www.gujaratglobal.com /nextSub.php?id=1362&cattype=NEWS (264 words)

	Lord Shree Swaminarayan
		By His grace, many of his devotees were able to visualize Him wherever He was staying, even without going to those places physically and at times they were able to disappear from one place and instantaneously appear in another place.
		He celebrated many utsava in temples, thereby feeding thousands of people, He implemented as novel way of worship by the male and female members for the duration seperating of worship.
		He made Sri Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj,the son of His elder brother as the Acharya of Ahmedabad seat and Sri Raghuvirji Maharaj, the son of His younger brother as the Acharya of Vadtal seat to maitain a systematic organized way of functioning.
	www.swaminarayangurukul.org /lordshreeswaminarayan/saints.html (212 words)

	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - News - August 2005
		Facing embarassment over their sadhus’ involvement in sex scandals and questions galore from angry devotees, various Swaminarayan sects in Gujarat have devised a way out: a code of conduct.
		While the Vadtal Lakshminarayan Gadi Sansthan sect has decided to minimise interaction between sadhus and disciples at hostels, the Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, Maninagar, will hold meetings of priests and disciples to ‘purify’ their thoughts twice a week and do away with rooms alloted to separate priests or disciples.
		Ghanshyam Swami of Vadtal temple, belonging to Ajendraprasad faction, says some drastic measures are required to prevent degenerating discipline in the sect.
	www.harekrsna.com /sun/news/08-05/news57.htm (530 words)

	Kakaji.org
		aachaaryas, Raghuvirji Maharaj in Vadtal, and Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj in Ahmedabad.
		Gunatitanand Swami immediately left Junagadh for Vadtal and reached one day before the meeting was to take place.
		Gunatitanand Swami made it clear that though Bhagvadanand Swami was doing as he pleased in Vadtal, in Akshardham, he would stand alone in the scorching heat.
	www.kakaji.org /edition.asp?id=32 (908 words)

	Night curfew on in Vadtal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		According to the Vadtal police, the situation remained under control and no incidents were reported in the town on Tuesday.
		Prior to the last incident they had promised that they would maintain the law and order situation and yet they indulged into criminal activity inside the temple premises," said an official at Chaklasi police station where the offense has been registered against the followers including Ajendraprasad.
		It may be recalled that followers of Swaminarayan sect belonging to two different groups clashed in the temple premises at Vadtal on Sunday and police was forced to impose indefinite curfew in the town.
	www.ahmedabad.com /news/2k3/feb/19night.htm (219 words)

	India Uncut
		No chicks, no TV Remember the controversy of the four sadhus of the Vadtal sect who were allegedly involved in a pornography racket?
		Well, the trustees of the temple to which these gentlemen belong has now issued a directive to all members of the sect, placing some daunting restrictions on them.
		A vadtal sadhu is sauntering along the street when a lady approaches him.
	indiauncut.blogspot.com /2005/02/no-chicks-no-tv.html (281 words)

	Sex video exposes sleazy side of Swaminarayan sect monks
		AHMEDABAD: Just three months after five of its monks were sentenced to death for killing their guru, the Vadtal branch of the Swaminarayan sect in Gujarat is in the news again for a VCD documenting the sexual exploits of two of its priests.
		The temples of the group in Vadtal, Anand and Nadiad in central Gujarat witnessed angry crowds of followers trying to seek explanations from senior monks who remained unavailable to them.
		This is not the first time that monks of the Vadtal faction of the Swaminarayan sect are facing allegations of violating their vow of celibacy.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /8933/sex-video-exposes-sleazy-side-of-swaminarayan-sect-monks (647 words)

	The Original \|\| Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday \|\| - Bhagwan Swaminarayan - Brief Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He established temples at; Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Muli, Vadtal, Junagadh, Dholera, Dholka, Gadhpur and Jetalpur – installing images of various manifestations of God, such as Nar Narayan Dev, Laxmi Narayan Dev, Radha Krishna, Radha Raman, Revti Baldevji, etc. Shreeji Maharaj made Gadhpur His home, in recognition of the exceptional devoted love from Dada Khachar.
		At Vadtal, Shreeji Maharaj established the dual Acharyaship, in direct succession to Himself.
		Shreeji Maharaj appointed Shree Raghuveerji Maharaj to the Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi at Vadtal, and Shree Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj to the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi at Ahmedabad.
	www.swaminarayan.info /BhagwanSwaminarayan/briefintro.asp (630 words)

	news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The police did not say if Swami Bhaktiswarup revealed names of other senior functionaries of the Vadtal sect suspected to be involved in the case.
		A senior functionary of the Vadtal sect has assured that all the priests shown in the CD would be removed from the sect soon.
		Bhaktiswarup and three others were part of the group that made the CD by placing hidden cameras in temples and locations in Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadtal.
	www.hindunet.org /onps/showarticle.php?pb=33&ag=2&a=17368 (167 words)

	Remand extended in Vadtal case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Several nasty remarks emerged from the 500-strong crowd as the accused descended from their vehicle, so much so that no one -- not even journalists -- were allowed close to them.
		Interestingly, not a single follower of the sect was present, though complainant Jatin, who had lodged an FIR against the accused, and a large number of Vadtal villagers were.
		In separate conversations with Express Newsline, CBI sources, Vadtal sarpanch Raman Parmar, Jatin Bhagat, Gadadharnand's nephew Kapil and Swami Prabhutanand and several senior citizens from nearby areas confided that all the probe had revealed till now was only the tip of the iceberg.
	www.financialexpress.com /ie/daily/19990414/ige14102.html (393 words)

	Builders summoned in temple sex CD case
		Police on Thursday issued summons to three Surat-based builders for questioning in a sex CD scam allegedly involving priests of the Vadtal sect attached to a Swaminarayan temple in Gujarat.
		A senior functionary of the Vadtal sect has assured that all the priests shown in the CD would be removed from the sect soon.
		Bhaktiswarup and three others were part of the group that made the CD by placing hidden cameras in temples and locations in Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadtal.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/feb/17cd.htm (155 words)

	SKS Swaminarayan Temple (East London) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Vadtal temple is the home of Laxmi-Narayan Dev, Shreeji Maharaj also installed Dharmadev, Bhaktimata and Vasudev.
		The Vadtal temple was inaugurated on the 3rd of November 1824.
		The headquarters were to be at Vadtal Laxmi-Narayan Dev Temple.
	www.swaminarayanmandir.org.uk /Sampraday.htm (1326 words)

	CBI acts in Swami case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While District Superintendent of Police B D Vaghela told Express Newsline on Thursday that the CBI team comprised officials from Ahmedabad and Mumbai, he claimed not to have details of the case.
		Official sources, however, said that the CBI personnel seized some cartridges and documents related to trust elections from various premises, including the main Swaminarayan temple at Vadtal.
		The white car used in the abduction was later abandoned for another car, and both cars were subsequently destroyed.
	www.financialexpress.com /ie/daily/19990402/ige02083.html (359 words)

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