Acharya Maharajshree Ayodhyaprasad Pande

Sanatan Dharma Dhurandar Acharya Maharaj Shree 1008 Ayodyaprasadji Maharaj (25 May 1809 - 18th Feb 1868) was the first Acharya of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. He was the 1st spiritual successor of Swaminarayan in the North Diocese (NarNarayan Dev Gadi, Ahmedabad).[1] He was enthroned as Acharya on 10th Nov 1826 and held the post till his death.[1]

His 200th birth anniversary was celebrated as the Dharmakul Vandana Mahotsav in Ahmedabad from the 1st to the 3rd of June 2009. The event was attended by an estimated 6 Lakh (or 600,000) people.[2]

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