Chhapaiya Dham

Nice experience, Temple campus is kept very clean, new Rooms are clean and still building are under construction for new Rooms.

Overall good experience with Food and visiting all devotional and Bhagwan SwamiNarayan childhood's prasadi places.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true,by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Chhapaiya is a village in Gonda District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Gonda, and 40 km from Ayodhya. It is the birthplace of Swaminarayan. Swaminarayan was born there on 3 April 1781 as Ghanshyam. This village became a pilgrimage destination for his followers worldwide. The Swaminarayan temple at Chhapaiya went through renovation completed by 2016.

In this land known as ‘Bharat (India)’, during Kaliyuj, the evil and arson ruled the society creating tyranny and distrust amongst people. While the rulers were busy in their political conflicts, the people suffered economically, socially and religiously.

In a congregation of Maryadik Rushi Uddavji Dharmadev and Bhaktimata at Badrikashram under the auspices of Bhagwan Narnarayan Dev a concern was shown about the situation on the earth. Rushi Durwasa from the ranges of mountain Kailash came there and shunned all present that as they have insulted him therefore shall take on to the human form and suffer at the hands of evil.

Whereupon Dharma Dev and Bhakti mata politely calmed the Rushi and whereupon declaring the irreversibility of the showing of Rushi Durvasa clerified that Dharma Dev will be born to Bhakti mata in a Brahmin family and will release all of them and will also protect them against the evil.

Narayan Rushi clarified that this was due to his wishes and that He will be born as a saviour of religion and shall eradicate the evil. Thus an era began with the birth of Ghanshyam – who had taken births in various forms to eradicate the evil and protect the religion, in s.s. 1837 on ninth day of chitra. There are legends argociated with the child hood at Chappiya in Maknapur Taluka of Gonda District, at a distance of 40 k.m. from Ayodhya, one of the nine ancient legendary places of the sub continent.

Just visit this temple, it a masterpiece and you will definitely feel some magic and a positive Vibes visiting this place.

A magnificent and grand Chhapia temple between Ayodhya and Gorakhpur.

Birthplace for Sri Swaminarayan.
Under construction right now.
Old and new temples for darshan and life history of Swaminarayan Bhagwan. Big campus with place to stay on request. New stay is available for stay like hotel rooms in the campus.
Common washroom at the entry is not up to mark and dirty. should be cleaned more often.
Canteen have very few options and we tried a few items out of which poori chhola was good, dhokla was okay and Idli Sambhar is avoidable.

This beautiful temple is situated in rural surrounding and on reaching there a feeling of great achievement is accomplished. There is a very good family canteen also near the entrance gate.