Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland
Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
- Deities
- Nar Narayan Dev (Vishnu-Narayan), Radha Krishna, Ghanshyam Maharaj (Swaminarayan), Rama (Ram Parivar)
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Coordinates
- -36.9767, 174.8577
- Darshan hours
- Varies by temple and season; consult the temple's own trust/management for the current daily schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; major Swaminarayan Sampraday festivals such as Diwali/Annakut are the busiest times.
- How to reach
- At 10-12 Wentworth Avenue, Papatoetoe, in Auckland's Manukau area, reachable by train (Papatoetoe railway station) or car.
Location
Open in Google MapsCompleted on 24 March 2008 after more than five years of planning by Auckland’s Papatoetoe Gujarati community, this mandir is the second temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday established in New Zealand (after an earlier one elsewhere in Auckland). It operates under the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO), affiliated with the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi lineage, and enshrines murtis of Nar Narayan Dev, Radha Krishna Dev, Ghanshyam Maharaj, and the Ram Parivar, installed in a Murti Pran Pratistha Mahotsav ceremony led by Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj.
The building’s carved wood pillars, moldings, and shikhars were the work of artisans brought from Hong Kong, India, and Europe, representing thousands of hours of hand-carving. Community leaders Dr. Kantilal Patel and Ranjna Patel were later honored with the Queen’s Service Medal in recognition of their contribution to bringing the project to completion, underscoring the temple’s significance to Auckland’s Gujarati Hindu community.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's 'Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland' article: confirms it is the second Swaminarayan Sampraday mandir in New Zealand, built under the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation (ISSO) of the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi, completed 24 March 2008 at 10-12 Wentworth Avenue, Papatoetoe, with murtis of Nar Narayan Dev, Radha Krishna Dev, Ghanshyam Maharaj, and Ram Parivar, hand-carved by artisans from Hong Kong, India, and Europe; deity installation (Murti Pran Pratistha Mahotsav) performed by Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj; community members Dr. Kantilal Patel and Ranjna Patel received the Queen's Service Medal for their role in the project.
- historical record: Coordinates added this pass via OpenStreetMap/Nominatim geocoding of Wentworth Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland (approximately -36.9767, 174.8577); this is street-level, as the specific 10-12 street-number segment could not be pinpointed this pass.