Such an ancient temple, which has been continuously performing the beautiful daily work of educating the devotees with the Hindu Sanatan Dharma and igniting the flame of faith, devotion and devotion in the lotus hearts of the devotees, along with the beautiful work of transforming the land into a land of penance through daily cow service and human service and other religious activities for 500 years, can only be called a Bhagirathi work, for which the venerable Pravuti Seva (service) is being continuously performed by the former heavenly saints, Shiromanis and the current Mahants, Sadhus and servants of this temple.
Thaltej Tekra in West Ahmedabad, on Doordarshan Char Road and opposite Sal Hospital, in the temple run by Baba Ramdev Sansthan Trust, there was a small temple by the devotees of Ramdev Baba about 500 years ago. There was a lake here before. On a hill in the Bavlia bush on the bank, the cowherds used to come to graze cows, goats, etc. and when Ramdev Pir was alive, he stopped here to rest on the bank of the lake during his pilgrimage. According to the folklore, it was learned from the elders of Thaltej village. After that, a saint built a Ramdev Pir’s deri here at the resting place of Ramdev Pir and started living there. Many poor cattle farmers who also served cows used to keep their cows at this deri. They would come in the morning and take the cows to graze. Gradually, since the beginning of the Gau Seva Yagya, this saint used to serve sick cows or cows that did not give milk. Therefore, the devotees donated money to build temples of Ramdev Pir and Lord Shri Ram and Hanumanji in the Seva Yajna and also built a temple on the bank of the lake and a well near the hill. Pilgrims and people used to drink water and rest by the bank of that well. But earlier this place was only a grazing place until about 30 years ago. Then after the development of the city, a big temple was built in Deri by Shri Baba Ramdev Devasthan Trust and now, in accordance with the Gau Seva Param Dharma, there is a cow school along with Baba Ramdev Pir, Jagat Janani Maa Ambaji, as well as Panchmukhi Hanumanji as well as Shanidev and Batuk Bhairav temples at this place.
(1) In this temple, the idol of Baba Ramdev Pir sitting on a horse is made of marble and the smiling face of Baba Ramdev Pir is visible. The idol of the marble is a beautiful idol with a height of four and a half feet.
(2) In another temple next to the temple of Baba Ramdev Pir, there is also a beautiful idol of Amba Ji, the mother of the world, with a beautiful Shringar. Devotees definitely come to see the beautiful idol of the happy and smiling face.
(3) Another stone idol of Panchmukhi Hanumanji is seen by more than five thousand devotees every Saturday and Tuesday for darshan and worship.
(4) Here, along with this temple, there is also a five and a half feet idol of Lord Shani Dev with a beautiful black stone face. Along with the sacred stone of Lord Shani Dev, a small idol of brass and a stone is also kept for worship. On Saturday night, devotees stand in line in this temple and have a disciplined darshan. Thousands of devotees regularly offer offerings of ark, mala, oil, clothes and urad etc. to Lord Shani Dev on Saturdays and receive the auspicious blessings of Lord Shani Dev. Lord Shani Dev also fulfills all the wishes of the devotees and offers happiness and prosperity to the devotees. Also, devotees suffering from the affliction of Lord Shani Dev or other conditions, numerous devotees also donate for cow service on Saturdays and support the cow service of the temple because on some days, devotees offer green grass to the cow. They offer so much that the cow, after taking food at certain intervals and chewing it according to its capacity, takes food again only after a few hours. Since this sequence is beautifully organized by the temple’s cow servants, the donation of cow money by all of you devotees for cow service is considered more excellent and appropriate. Therefore, for the convenience of the devotees, QR code facilities are also available for making digital donations in the cowshed of the temple trust. Here, this temple trust, according to its ancient tradition, provides cow service, green dry grass, nutritious food and other food to the mother cow and calf, as well as regular medical check-ups and medicines for the cow and its calves. Thus, Baba Ramdev Trust, maintaining the continuity of the ancient tradition of cow service of its ancient temple, regularly performs complete cow service so that devotees also faithfully visit this temple for cow service on the occasion of their relatives’ birthdays, eleventh day, full moon, new moon, Saturday, Thursday and for the success of their children. And traders donate a certain amount in cow service and perform meritorious deeds with success in their business.
Also, on the other side of this trust, there is a very ancient idol of Lord Shri Ramdham Temple and a self-made stone idol of Hanumanji. Also, a beautiful Shiva temple is also located in this Shri Ramdham Temple premises and an idol of Sai Baba is also located in the Sai Dham Shraddha Temple for the faith of the devotees.
(1) In Shri Ram Dham Murti Darshan, there is a 4-foot standing idol of Lord Shri Ram with his brother Laxman Ji and mother Janaki Sita Mata, along with a small idol of Hanuman Ji.
(2) A beautiful and miraculous stone idol of Shri Ram devotee Hanuman Ji Maharaj is also seen. Here, for years, the verses of the Ramayana are recited by saints and Brahmins from the first beat of the morning to the last beat of the night.
(3) Apart from this, in the Shivalaya of this same temple, the Narmadeshwar Shivling, which is one foot high, is also a very beloved and revered Shivling of the devotees.
Many devotees who regularly worship and worship this Shivling with full faith have had the darshan of Mahadev, who is absorbed in meditation in the Shivling. Here, Shiva Mahapurana is continuously recited in the Shiva temple. That is why the recitation of the religious teachings of the saints and the recitation of the Yajna, Homa, Havan, Sundarkand, the sound of Bhajan, Kirtan, transform this temple into a holy land of penance and the holy land of the saints, who are the carriers of the faith, belief and culture of God, frequently arrives at the Shri Ram Dham temple, so that the holy place becomes more holy and the devotees get a happy and blissful experience of peace just by touching the feet of the devotees.
(4) Devotees start their daily work by seeing the beautiful and captivating four-foot marble statue of Lord Krishna and Radha Ji near the Shiva temple. Indeed, if you see this beautiful and captivating smiling idol once, you will come back again and again to have a darshan that will remain in your mind. Almost every devotee feels blessed and happy after seeing this beautiful statue of Radha Krishna.
(5) Due to the strong faith of some devotees, a beautiful statue of Sai Baba has been seen here since 1994. The statue is 6 feet high and is made of white marble. The statue is full of joy and blessings to the devotees. Thousands of devotees come every Thursday to see the statue of Sai Baba. For the purpose of charity on Thursday, devotees have been regularly providing food to the poor through the temple for years and by achieving merit through good deeds, they and their families are increasing in happiness, prosperity, fame and glory in their business and daily life.
Thus, from ancient times to the present era, Baba Ramdev Trust and Shri Ramdham Temple, Sai Dham Temple Thaltej Ahmedabad are famous not only for their devotion and darshan, but also for their public service, cow service and Sai Medical Center, West Ahmedabad, which are other famous and reliable service works.
Along with this, every Thursday, famous Bhajans also immerse the devotees in the ocean of faith in Guru Bhakti Ishwar Bhajan and devotional presentation.
And every Saturday, a large number of devotees of Hanumanji recite the beautiful Sundar Kand and receive the blessings of Shri Ram Bhagwan and Hanumanji. Here, devotees definitely organize Bhajan Kirtan together with faith in Shri Ramdham Temple on the occasion of the death anniversary, birthday, festival, and also for the future progress and success of their children. You can also do this pious work in this temple.
All these temple trusts have regular yagna havans performed by the saints before the former departed saint Shiromani Vasudevji Maharaj, and the current head mahant saint Shiromani Vaishnav Samrat Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj performs regular yagna havan worship in this temple. Through the story of Vachanamrut, the devotees’ feet touch this pious land, and the feeling of devotion, faith and good deeds and good deeds are awakened in the hearts of the devotees and the devotees’ minds are filled with delightful peace and happiness of mind and heart. This is the opinion of the greatest devotees of this temple.
The current Saint Shiromani Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj instills the pure Sanatan Hindu religion of faith and belief in God in the hearts of the devotees through the story of Ram Katha and other Kathamrut. His strong service attitude is like an inspiration to the people of this area. When a terrible earthquake struck the state of Gujarat on 26 January 2001, without delaying even a moment, he immediately along with his temple servants provided tea, water, snacks and other invaluable services to the residents of all the societies around him, as well as food, snacks and tea for every resident at both times in the temple kitchen. Apart from any other assistance and grants, Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj himself provided this invaluable service through the temple trust. That too for 25 consecutive days, fear and panic spread among the people living in the flats due to the tremors of the earthquake. Therefore, temporary tents and beds were also arranged in the garden of Goyal Intercity as per the instructions of Mahant Shri with the help of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu workers. Also, from then till today, along with the service activities of the temple, the title of Vaishnav Samrat Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj Maha Mandaleshwar was also received by the Sadhu Samaj. At present, Saint Shiromani Vaishnav Samrat Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj is the President of the All India Sant Samaj of Gujarat Province. In the recently completed Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025, he also had an akhada in which the Peshwa of Mahant Shri Mohandasji Maharaj was regularly coming out to accommodate many Sadhu Saints and the beautiful arrangement of food and prasad was also praised by all the Sadhu Saints. And in the near future, in the run-up to the Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2027, they are already busy with many work programs.
The Kumbh Mela will begin in Nashik from October 31, 2026 and will end in July 2028. This is the first time that a Kumbh Mela will be held in Nashik for 21 consecutive months.
