Koshalendraprasad Pande Explained

Koshalendraprasadji Pande
Caption:Koshalendraprasadji Pande
Religion:Hinduism
Birth Date:1972 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Ahmedabad, India
Philosophy:Swaminarayan Sampraday
Honors:7th Acharya, Narnarayan Dev Gadi

Koshalendraprasadji Pande (born 18 October 1972) is the current acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday (15 October 2004 – present) and is the 7th successor of Swaminarayan in the North Diocese (NarNarayan Dev Gadi, Ahmedabad).[1]

Biography

Koshalendraprasadji Pande was born on 18 October 1972 in Ahmedabad, India. He is the eldest son of Tejendraprasad Pande, the 6th acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. Per tradition in Brahmin households, Pande received his Yajñopavītam, or sacred thread, during the bicentennial celebrations of Swaminarayan in 1981 at Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir.[2] He studied at St. Xavier School and St. Xavier College in Ahmedabad. He was appointed as acharya on 15 October 2004.[2]

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  1. Web site: Dharmakul. (primary source)
  2. Williams. Raymond. The Sacred Thread. Wabash Magazine. 2002. Winter/Spring. 5 May 2013.
  3. Web site: NNDYM. swaminarayan.info. 5 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Current Acharya. swaminarayan.info. 5 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528222234/http://www.swaminarayan.info/Acharyas/Display.asp?bookID=76&cat=1. 28 May 2016. dead.
  5. News: Times Music cassette on Swaminarayan serial launched . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220061210/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-19/ahmedabad/27122358_1_shri-swaminarayan-cassette-acharya. dead. 2012-02-20. 2006-01-19. . 2009-04-13.