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'''Ayodyaprasadji''' (25 May 1809 – 18 Feb 1868), known to devotees as "Sanatan Dharma Dhurandar Acharya Maharaj Shree 1008 Ayodyaprasadji Maharaj", was the first [[acharya]] of the north diocese ([[NarNarayan Dev Gadi]]) of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]] sect of [[Hinduism]]. He was the son of Rampratapji, Swaminarayan's elder brother.<ref>http://www.swaminarayan-oldham.org/history_sampraday.html</ref> He was the 1st successor of [[Swaminarayan]] in the North Diocese, [[Ahmedabad]]).<ref name="lordswaminarayan.org.uk">{{cite web | url=http://www.lordswaminarayan.org.uk/Dharmkul.htm | title=Dharmakul}}</ref> He was enthroned as Acharya on 10 Nov 1826 and held the post till his death.<ref name="lordswaminarayan.org.uk"/><br />
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The bicentennial of his birth was celebrated as the ''Dharmakul Vandana Mahotsav'' in Ahmedabad from 1 to 3 June 2009. The event was attended by an estimated 600,000 people.<ref name = "DNA">{{cite news |title=Devotees throng Dharmakul fest |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1261150|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date= 2 June 2009 |accessdate=4 June 2009}}</ref><br />
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