has various initiatives to build a foundation of young people across the globe. It propagates duty, devotion, knowledge (gnaan) and detachment from illusion (maya). The International Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal (ISSM) is an organisation based in United States that comes under the Laxminarayan Dev Gadi, Vadtal. It has several temples in the US, all of which are named Vadtal Dham after the parent organisation. Recent developments Swaminarayan Museum Swaminarayan Museum in Ahmedabad, which houses more than 5000 artefacts, was opened in March 2011. The museum holds items such as Swaminarayan's writing scripts, day to day garments and ornaments. This is the first project in the Swaminarayan Sampraday that aims to acquire all of Swaminarayan's Prasadi items from temples across the world. This museum is a dream of the retired acharya of Ahmedabad, Tejendraprasad Pande. See also Swaminarayan Swaminarayan Sampraday References Bibliography Desh Vibhag Lekh Acharyas of the Swaminarayan Sampraday Dharmakul External links Swaminarayan Live Darshan How Swaminarayan Sampraday is Vaidic with citations Miraculous acts by Lord Swaminarayan in Hindi - Charitra in Hindi Swaminarayan Non Stop Prabhatiya by Nand Santo Swaminarayan Nitya Niyam - Daily night Prartha to sung by all Satsangies Swaminarayan Sampradaya