First Swaminarayan temple was built on this day
The world's first ever Swaminarayan temple was built in Gujarat's Ahmedabad area on February 24, 1822. The temple was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. Swaminarayan, who built nine temples in various cities, constructed the Hindu temples as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship.