Our Temple History
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO) is a national charitable organisation that builds, looks after and advances the Nar Narayan Dev Satsang outside of India.
Established 1996
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Vision
“To advance the Sanatan Dharma, in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, founded and ordained by Lord Shree Sahajanand Swami”.
Mission
A national charitable organisation that builds, looks after and advances the Nar Narayan Dev Satsang outside of India. We aim to bring the divine teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan to all the followers.
Our Sampraday
“One God, One Leader, One Vision”
ISSO continues to blossom into a lotus with ever-expanding petals.
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Holy Saints
Bhagwan Swaminarayan initiated approximately 3,000 sadhus in His time. Of those, 500 were known as ‘nand santo’ or paramhansas. Their names ended with ‘nand’, i.e., Brahmanand, Premanand, Muktanand, Shukanand, Gunatitanand, Nishkulanand, Nityanand and many others. These paramhansas underwent 108 different tests of austerities and hardships. Prior to being initiated as Sadhu (ascetics) or Sants (Saints) some of them were kings, royal poets, acclaimed musicians, learned brahmins, royal advisors, and even warriors. Bhagwan Swaminarayan attracted people from all over the Indian subcontinent who surrendered their lives at His feet. The following are short biographies of a handful of those stellar spiritual aspirants.
Mulji Jani was born in Bhadra to a Brahmin family. He was the elder of two sons. He first received religious education under his father’s guru, Sadaguru Ramanand Swami, who was also the guru of Lord Swaminarayan. He became a Sadhu (ascetic) with the initiation by Lord Swaminarayan at the age of 25.
aganath Bhutt was educated in Sanskrit from an early age. As a young child he observed very closely the sants of Swaminarayan Sampraday and he was very impressed with their dedication, sincerity and adherence to the dharma (principles) of sadhu (ascetic). A great Sanskrit scholar.
Premanand Swami was born as Hathiram in the town of Dora Bharuch to Hindu parents who abandoned him at a young age. A Muslim family raised him, his foster father was called Dosatai. Dosatai was a good father and wanted Hathiram to learn the art of music and learnt music in Vadodara.
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