Acharya Swamishree Maharaj blessing Honourable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, who studied at Shree Swaminarayan Arts College in 1970-71. During one of his numerous visits to Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Maninagar, he stated, 'Each brick and grain of sand from this sacred place is worthy of reverence, and I had the opportunity of being closely associated with this Shree Swaminarayan Gadi since my childhood.'