Shree Swaminarayan Mukhya Mandir, Botad (Vadtal Gadi)

The Swaminarayan Mukhya Mandir near or at Botad.

Lord Swaminarayan and the day’s prasada of food that is offered to the deity as a aspect of worship or puja. It is understood and believed that the deity partakes of, and then returns, the offering, thereby consecrating it.

The mandir includes a collection of Lord Swaminarayan artefacts that are of religous, cultural and historical interest.

Even Lord Swaminarayan’s clothes are on display. You can also see his mala or meditation beads.

I was a touch surprised to meet some mandir visitors that could tell I was Jewish and knew about Israel. Underestimate India at your own peril.