Nijanandacharya Shri Devchandraji Maharaj
Founder of the Sampradaya; established Shri 5 Navtanpuri DhamFounder of Shri Krishna Pranami Mandir
Nijanandacharya Shri Devchandraji Maharaj is the founder of the sampradaya; established shri 5 navtanpuri dham of Shri Krishna Pranami Mandir[1], an Indian non-profit working on faith-based service and animals from Jamnagar.
Shri Krishna Pranami Mandir
The Khijada Mandir Trust at Navtanpuri Dham in Jamnagar, the seat of the Krishna Pranami faith, runs a gaushala spread over sixteen acres and provides free medical services to the poor. Its educational wing operates institutions and gurukuls, and during the COVID-19 lockdowns the temple served 42,000 cooked meals and distributed thousands of food packets.
Shri Krishna Pranami Mandir reports the following, on its own site:
- it served 42,000 cooked nutritious and hygienic foods to needy people during Lockdown-2, providing 11,200 food packets for the passengers travel in different Shramic Express Train, distribution of 200 Quintal (20, 000kg) of Wheat to the needy people.
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References
- [1] “Nijanandacharya Shri Devchandraji Maharaj is the founder of this Sampradaya. He established Shri 5 Navtanpuri Dham as the Acharya Peeth (chief seat) of this Sampradaya in Jamnagar in 1630 AD.” — Shri Krishna Pranami Mandir. Source
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