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હનુમાન મંદિર, સાળંગપુર
Salangpur, Botad, Gujarat · 22.1588°, 71.7710°
A Hanuman temple of the Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, whose image was installed by Gopalanand Swami. Shastriji Maharaj carried out major rebuilding in 1899 under Kothari Gordhandas of Vadtal.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The image is said to be so charged that a single look at it drives out the spirits afflicting those who come here.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Swaminarayan Sampradaya (Vadtal Gadi)
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