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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Kolkata

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Kolkata is a traditional Hindu mandir, or place of worship, inaugurated on 15 August 2014 by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, a denomination of the Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism headed by Mahant Swami Maharaj. The mandir located in the Bhasa 14 No., Diamond Harbour Rd. Dist. 24 Parganas (South) Kolkata, West Bengal suburb of India, was constructed in accordance with ancient Hindu architectural scriptures, and it is one of the largest temple in Kolkata,India.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhasa, was consecrated and opened to public in the year 2014. History states that Lord Swaminarayan (as Nilkanth Varni) had passed through this land to visit Ganga Sagar (Sagar Island) in the Bay of Bengal. The mandir was envisioned by HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the then Spiritual Guru of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, several years back and has had a unique journey of construction and completion of project. BAPS is also present through one other centre at Bhawanipur which is 44 years old and the root to satsang activities in Kolkata and Eastern region of India.