BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Bochasan

Getting there

• By air

  Vadodara airport is the nearest domestic airport, about 35 km from Anand district. Ahmedabad has the nearest international airport, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, about 65 km from Anand district.

• By train

  Bochasan has no railway service. The railway station listed for Anand town is Anand Junction (ANND).

• By road

  The nearest highway is the Tarapur Vasad Highway. There is a bus station, and buses run from Borsad.

Why devotees come here

This mandir in Bochasan is the first mandir of BAPS, the sect founded here. It was the first BAPS mandir to hold both murtis in its central shrine, which marked the start of BAPS as an organization. The village lies in Anand district, Gujarat.

The mandir in Bochasan is the first mandir of BAPS. It marked the beginning of BAPS as an organization, because it was the first mandir to hold both murtis in its central shrine. Legend says Swaminarayan promised a villager, Kashidas Mota, that he would stay in Bochasan forever.

Swaminarayan first came to Bochasan in 1799, as a teenager named Nilkanth Varni. On 5 June 1907, Shastri Yagnapurushdas consecrated the murtis in the newly built mandir. Shastriji Maharaj is credited with establishing BAPS on that day.

The mandir was built by Shastri Maharaj, founder of the Bochasan Swaminarayan Sect. The mandir is a shikharbaddha, a temple with a spire. The murtis installed here are of Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami. Both murtis, of Akshar and Purushottam, are in the central shrine.

Festivals

• Bhadrapad Sud 11Jaljhilni Ekadashi

  Held at this mandir, and attended by thousands of followers.

Tips for your visit

• Plan a visit around Jaljhilni Ekadashi, on Bhadrapad Sud 11, when thousands of followers attend.
• Both murtis, of Akshar and Purushottam, sit in the central shrine.

Questions people ask