Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai, Hindu temple in Mumbai, India

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a tri-spire temple in Bhuleshwar with an elaborately carved frontage. Twenty-five steps lead up to the Sabhamandap, flanked by shrines to Ganesha and Hanuman. Three main shrines house Hari Krishna Maharaj, Gaulokvihari and Radhika in the east; Ghanashyam Maharaj, Narayan and Laxmi in the centre; and a resting place for deities in the west. A dome painted with scenes from the Krishnalila is supported by fifty-four pillars.

Ranchhoddas Pranjeevandas built Mumbai's first Swaminarayan temple in 1868 by demolishing his own house on Vaishakh Shukla Ekadashi; Acharya Bhagwatprasadji Maharaj installed the deities of Hari Krishna Maharaj, Gaulokvihari and Radhika. The present three-spire structure was built in 1903, when Acharya Lakshmiprasadji Maharaj installed Ghanshyam Maharaj and Lakshminarayan Dev on Vaishakh Shukla Dwadashi. Rao Bahadur Sheth Curumsey Damjee supplied materials and labour, and Mathurdas Vaishnav donated Rs 25,000.

Radha and Krishna here are worshipped as Radha Golokvihari, regarded as residents of Goloka. The temple belongs to the Laxminarayan Dev Gadi of Vadtal, and its festivals include Ram Navami, Swaminarayan Jayanti, Janmashtami, Vaman Jayanti, Nrisinha Jayanti, Mahashivratri and Ganesh Chaturthi, plus the Hindola festival in the month of Shravan.

The temple stands in the crowded Bhuleshwar bazaar area, so approach on foot; the entrance is reached by twenty-five steps up to the audience hall, with Ganesha's shrine on the left and Hanuman's on the right. Religious discourses are held in the large hall on the first floor. Dress modestly and remove shoes before entering.

The dome above the assembly hall is painted with scenes from the Krishnalila, the sports of Krishna, and rests on fifty-four pillars. Twenty-five steps lead up to the hall, with shrines to Ganesha and Hanuman flanking it left and right.