Dharmajivandasji Swami | |
Religion: | Hinduism |
Birth Date: | 1901 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Taravada, Amreli, Gujarat, India |
Birth Name: | Arjan Lakhani |
Death Place: | Rajkot, Gujarat, India |
Founder: | Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot |
Guru: | Shri Gopinathdasji swami |
Successor: | Guruvarya Shri Devkrushnadasji Swami |
Honors: | Shastri (Scholar), Sadvidya Saddharma Rakshak |
Denomination: | Swaminarayan Sampraday |
Dharmajivandasji Swami (18 June 1901 - 5 February 1988), commonly known as Shastriji Maharaj, was a Hindu saint, social worker and founder of the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan. During his lifetime, he established branches of Swaminarayan Gurukul in Rajkot, Junagadh and Ahmedabad. Since he died, his followers have expanded the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan all across India and around the world. Some of its main branches in India include Rajkot, Junagadh, Surat, Poicha (Nilkanthdham), Hyderabad, Taravada, and Bangalore. Its international branches include Dallas (Texas, USA), Paramus (New Jersey, USA), and Atlanta (Georgia, USA).