Swaminarayan LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
Gadi (southern diocese), Swaminarayan
Vadtal, Kheda, Gujarat
Disputed
Rakeshprasad acts as acharya. Ajendraprasad has been restrained by the Gujarat High Court, with a review pending. No 2026 outcome was found.
The southern of the two Swaminarayan dioceses.
How a family belongs
Followers belong to a gadi by territory, and the acharyaship is hereditary. Women are initiated by the acharya's wife.
Who claims the seat
Rakeshprasad
Acting acharya, named by a source dated November 2026
Ajendraprasad
Claimant, named by a source dated November 2026
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The two Swaminarayan gadis
Ahmedabad (NarNarayan Dev) in the north and Vadtal (LaxmiNarayan Dev) in the south divide followers by territory. BAPS is a separate body.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked November 2026. Heads, courts and websites change, so entries are checked again every year.
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