{"id":31525,"date":"2025-11-11T10:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/?p=31525"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:29:03","slug":"governor-of-odisha-visits-swaminarayan-akshardham-gandhinagar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/governor-of-odisha-visits-swaminarayan-akshardham-gandhinagar\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor of Odisha Visits Swaminarayan Akshardham, Gandhinagar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"psgal_wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"psgal_31525_1\" data-psgal_id=\"31525_1\" data-psgal_container_id=\"container_31525_1\" data-psgal_thumbnail_width=\"150\" data-psgal_use_masonary=\"0\" class=\"psgal-inline psgal gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail use_masonry_ show_captions_\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_007-1-1920x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"1920x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:93.333333333333px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_007-1.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_008-1920x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"1920x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:93.333333333333px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_008.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_011-853x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"853x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:210px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_011.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_012-853x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"853x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:210px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_012.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_014-1920x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"1920x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:93.333333333333px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_014.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_015-1920x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"1920x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:93.333333333333px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_015.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"msnry_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" style=\"width:150px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_016-1920x1280.jpg\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" data-size=\"1920x1280\" data-caption=\"Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham\" style=\"height:93.333333333333px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"msnry_thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AKD_016.jpg\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"photoswipe-gallery-caption\" style=\"display:none;\">Hon. Governor of Odisha visits Swaminarayan Akshardham<\/figcaption>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style='clear:both'><\/div>\n<p>9 November 2025<\/p><p>Hon. Dr. Hari Babu Kambhmpati, Governor of Odisha, visited Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, where he was traditionally welcomed by senior volunteers of Akshardham.<\/p><p>First, in the model room, the governor was introduced to the Akshardham complex, its creator Pramukh Swami Maharaj and his successor Mahant Swami Maharaj. Afterwards, he performed abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj and offered his prayers for the progress of India and world peace.<\/p><p>Then, the governor visited the Nilkanth Vatika, where he was deeply touched by the darshan of the 49-foot-high murti of Shri Nilkanth Varni and offered incense to the murti.<\/p><p>From there, he proceeded to the Akshardham Mahamandir. He was amazed by the art and architecture of the mandir. Inside the mandir, he offered flowers and prayed before the murti of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.<\/p><p>The governor also appreciated the humanitarian activities of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.<\/p><p>Describing his visit, the governor stated on X: \u201cVisited the magnificent Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, a grand reflection of India\u2019s spiritual depth, architectural brilliance and cultural heritage. Its serene atmosphere and divine craftsmanship embody the timeless values of devotion and peace.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 November 2025Hon. Dr. Hari Babu Kambhmpati, Governor of Odisha, visited Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, where he was traditionally welcomed by senior volunteers of Akshardham.First, in the model room, the governor was introduced to the Akshardham complex, its creator Pramukh Swami Maharaj and his successor Mahant Swami Maharaj. Afterwards, he performed abhishek of Shri Nilkanth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-right\"> <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/governor-of-odisha-visits-swaminarayan-akshardham-gandhinagar\/\">Read More<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31525"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31552,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31525\/revisions\/31552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akshardham.com\/gujarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}