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Bhagwãn Swaminarayan (1781 – 1830)
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Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami (1785 – 1867)
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Shri Ghanshyaam Mahãrãj
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Shri Harikrishna Mahãrãj
This is another name for Bhagwãn Swaminarayan.
This sacred image (murti) is made from five pure metals: 1) Gold, 2) Silver, 3) Copper, 4) Iron, and 5) Lead.
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Shri Radhã – Krishna
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Shri Krishna is the incarnation of Vishnu, who graced the world about 5,000 years ago.
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His closest devotee is Radhã.
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Shri Neelkanth Varni
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Bhagatji Maharaj (1829 – 1897)
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Shastriji Maharaj (1865 – 1951)
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Yogiji Maharaj (1892 – 1971)
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Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921 – Present)
He is the fifth successor of Bhagwãn Swaminarayan and the present Guru.
He is the inspirer of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett, Chicago, IL.
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Shri Rãm – Sitã
Shri Rãm is the incarnation of Vishnu and the divine hero of the Rãmãyana scripture.
Sitã, wife, queen, and devotee of Shri Rãm, teaches fidelity, true love, ‘motherness’, faith, and other virtues of the ideal wife and devotee.
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Shri Hanumãnji
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Shri Uma - Maheshwar
Maheshwar (Shiv) fulfills the destroyer aspect of the divine Trinity. Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the sustainer.
Uma (Pãrvati) is the perfect devotee of Shiv and is represented as his inseparable consort.
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Shri Ganeshji
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