mandapam_paramhansa_mandap

The 72 ft high Paramhansa Mandapam is capped by a grand, ornately carved dome that has the murtis of the paramhansas of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. These paramhansas were initiated into monkhood by Bhagwan Swaminarayan and instructed by him in yoga, scriptures and austerities. The four-sided and eight-sided pillars are called ‘Swastik Sthambhs’ in the ancient shilpa shastras. Pillars in the Paramhansa Mandapam feature murtis of the 24 different forms of Lord Keshav. The Keshav forms have special names with respect to the divine objects they carry, in accordance with the ancient Panchratra Shastra. The establishment of God’s twenty-four Keshav forms and four Chaturvyuh forms is a unique revival of an ancient tradition.