| Chhapaiya | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.9658°N 82.3897°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gonda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 320 |
| Population Total: | 3000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Maskanva |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 900:1000 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 50%% |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Gonda |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Mankapur |
Chhapaiya is a village in Gonda District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Gonda, and 40 km from Ayodhya.
It is the birthplace of Bhagavan Swaminarayan.[1] Bhagavan Swaminarayan was born there on 3 April 1781 as Ghanshyam. This village became a pilgrimage destination for his followers worldwide.
The Swaminarayan temple at Chhapaiya went through renovation completed by 2016.[2]
The following are holy places in Chhapaiya:
Ghanshyam Bhavan is a monument sited on Bhagwan Swaminarayan's birthplace. A temple on this place was erected by Acharya Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj in 1863, after Bhagwan Swaminarayan's passing in 1830. After 47 years another temple was built by Acharya Purushottamprasadji Maharaj in 1910. It is undergoing reconstruction in marble. It was a project started in 2004 by Acharya Tejendraprasadji Maharaj. The marble-decorated room is on the ground floor.
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is near Ghanshyam Bhavan. Narayan Sarovar is the sacred water pool where Ghanshyam often bathed. It is just outside the mandir complex. Trikonyu Khetar (Triangular Farm) is where Ghanshyam sent birds into samadhi. Meen Sarovar is a small lake (dry during the summer) where Ghanshyam brought dead fish back to life and instructed the fisherman not to kill fish for a living. A shrine is sited at the place where the demon Kalidutt, who came to kill him was defeated.
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