Dholera Swaminarayan Temple Gujarat 

Dholera Swaminarayan temple is one of the oldest temples and is supposed to have been built by Lord Swaminarayan himself. In fact, it is one of the six temples that is said to have been built by him. The temple is majestic and is made up of white marble.

The city of Dholera is one of the earliest cities in the area and is believed to have been a port city. The temple is exquisite with its carving and a sense of prevailing tranquillity. The temple consists of many idols of different gods and goddesses. Some of the idols are Shri Hanumanji, Ganapati Maharaj, Ghanshyam Maharaj, Dharm - Bhakti, Sheshashayi and Suryanarayan among others. The central altar of the temple is beautiful with the gods resting on a golden throne or Singhasan. The primary diety of the temple is Shri Madan Mohan Dev. The land for the temple was a gift from Darbar Punjabhai. He along with others requested Sri Swami Narayan to install the gods in the temple. As a request, Lord Swaminarayan could not refuse and thus after that, the entire idol was established in the temple and the new temple of Dholera came into existence. The exteriors as well as the interiors of the temple are very opulent and extremely rich with floral carvings.