His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj was the fifth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. He was the visionary and inspirer of Swaminarayan Akshardham.
When Yogiji Maharaj (1892-1971 CE) visited Gandhinagar on August 6, 1970 he expressed his wish to build mandir in Sector-20 of Gandhinagar. Pramukh Swami Maharaj dedicated himself to fulfilling his Guru’s wish, giving the vision and inspiration for Swaminarayan Akshardham.
