Radha-Krishna Dev has a special place in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya as Swaminarayan himself referred to Radha Krishna in the Shikshapatri he wrote.[76] Further, he himself ordered the construction of temples in which Radha Krishna have been installed as deities. Swaminarayan "explained that Krishna appears in many forms. When he is together with Radha, he is regarded as supreme lord under the name of Radha-Krishna; with Rukmini he is known as Lakshmi-Narayana."[77] The first temple constructed in the sect, built in Ahmedabad in 1822, houses the images of Nara Narayana, forms of Arjuna and Krishna, in the central shrine. The shrine on the left of the hall has murtis of Radha Krishna.[78] According to the philosophy of the tradition there were many female companions of Krishna, gopis, but out of all of them Radha was considered to be the perfect devotee. Those who wish to come close to Krishna must cultivate the devotional qualities of Radha.[79] According to theory the sect has set aside Goloka as the supreme heaven or abode (in fact, in some of their temples, such as the Mumbai Temple, the murtis installed are those of Shri Gaulokvihari and Radhikaji), because there Krishna is supposed to be enjoying himself with his Gopis,[80] who according to the Swaminarayana sampradaya the milkmaids with whom Krishna danced; his relations with them symbolize the relation of God with the devotee in reciprocation.[81]
Harichand Thakur was born in a Bengali Hindu Namasudra family on 11 March, 1812 in Orakandi of the Kashiani Upazila in the Gopalganj district, Bangladesh. The names of his parents were Yashomant Thakur and Annapurna Devi. At a very early age Harichand accepted the path of religious reformation and uplifting the untouchable persons of Bengal. Thakur was very meritorious but did not like to confine himself within the four walls of an educational institution. So, he left his school at an early age. He along with his rustic friends used to tend cattle in the field, play and sing songs. He had a very sweet voice. He was married with Shanti Devi and they had two sons and three daughters. One of them was Shri Guruchand Thakur.
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