Abhishek Labh
Personally participate in the morning yajna — bathing the deity in milk, honey and Narmada water.
वर्णीवेष रमणीयदर्शनं मन्दहासरुचिराननाम्बुजम् ।
पूजितं सुरनरोत्तमैर्मुदा धर्मनंदनमहं विचिन्तये ॥
Morning aarti, seva, yatra and the quiet movement of devotees — one flowing glimpse of the dham.
Nilkanth Varni's vanvicharan was not merely a journey; it was a divine saga of renunciation, tapa and the welfare of all beings.
Begun in childhood, this sacred pad-yatra illumined Bharat with spiritual light and awakened devotion in countless hearts.
Renounced worldly life in childhood.
Unbroken tapa, sadhana and spiritual travel.
Sacred footsteps across mountains, forests and tirthas.
Darshan of rishis and saints.
Dedicated to the welfare of all beings.
Even today, this experience offers devotees the message of bhakti, vairagya and inner peace.
Sacred cow-mouths pouring Narmada water — one for each name of the Lord.
The temple campus is spread across 108 acres on the sacred banks of the Narmada.
Of Lord Narayan, from Matsya to Kalki, around the third pradakshina.
The young Varni's pilgrimage — from Ayodhya to Kailash to Kanyakumari.
Held in the stone mirror of the Nilkanth Sarovar — the river inside the temple.









Every poojan, every anna-daan, every diya — a shared offering. Sponsor a rite that will be performed at the temple, in your name.
Personally participate in the morning yajna — bathing the deity in milk, honey and Narmada water.
Sponsor the midday royal offering of thirty-six dishes to the Lord, in your family's name.
Personally perform the puja of a Gir gau mata at our 200-strong Gaudham — flowers, tilak, sweets.
Feed a day's meals to the Sanskrit Gurukul students — the future-scholars of the Vedas and dharma.
માટે અમે એમ વિચારીને પરમેશ્વરની ઉપાસના રહેવા સારુ ત્યાગનો પક્ષ મોળો કરીને ભગવાનનાં મંદિર કરાવ્યાં છે. તેમાં જો થોડો ત્યાગ રહેશે તોપણ ઉપાસના રહેશે, તો તેણે કરીને ઘણાક જીવનાં કલ્યાણ થશે.
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रासलीला उद्यान · नीलकंठ लीला उद्यान
Around the temple, two sprawling gardens retell the leelas of Krishna and Nilkanth Varni. Peacocks roam between murti-tableaus of Kaliya-daman, Gopi-talab and Lord Ram. A pilgrimage you do slowly, on foot, under the trees.
Walk the Gardens →Around the main mandir stands a living ecosystem — a gurukul, a gaushala, a guest house, restaurants, a cultural pradarshani, satsang spaces and mahotsavs. Each one carries the bhava forward.

Free Vedic & modern education — boarding, meals, uniforms included.

200+ Gir gau matas, served daily by saints and bhaktas.

River-bank guest house. Rooms from ₹50 to private suite.

The life of Shri Swaminarayan, retold in immersive dioramas.

Traditional Gujarati thali for visiting pilgrims — clean, unlimited.

Pure sattvik meals — prasad served with devotion.

A hall for katha, kirtan and community gatherings.

Books, murtis, malas, sandal, puja samagri — take the dham home.

Festival gatherings, satsang celebrations and special utsavs at the dham.
Nilkanthdham sits on the Narmada between Chanod-Karnali and the Statue of Unity. Road, rail and river all lead here.
6:00 AM — 8:30 PMDaily · every day of the year
Poicha · District VadodaraGujarat, India · 391140
All are welcomedCultural Exhibition · ₹100 — ₹200
Ample · shadedBike ₹10 · Car ₹50 · Bus ₹200
The banks of the Narmada are studded with old, living sites. Make your yatra a circuit.
The meeting place of two holy streams.
Sangam of the Narmada with three streams.
Shaivite shrine of treasure & prosperity.
An ancient Hanuman shrine on the Narmada.
A Hanuman Maharaj tirth connected with the dham.
Where Ved Vyas is said to have composed.
The world's tallest statue · Sardar Sarovar.