Swaminarayan temples

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Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, established temples, known as mandirs, as part of his philosophy of theism and deity worship.

He constructed nine temples in the following cities; Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Muli, Vadtal, Junagadh, Dholera, Dholka, Gadhpur & Jetalpur. In these temples he installed images of various Hindu gods, such as NarNarayan Dev, LaxmiNarayan Dev, RadhaKrishna Dev, RadhaRaman Dev, Revti-Baldevji, etc. Each of these nine original temples fall either under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi, Ahmedabad or the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi, Vadtal depending on their geographical location.

Today there are hundreds of Swaminarayan temples,[1] spread across five continents.[2] The following is not a complete list of temples of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.

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[edit] India

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad
NarNarayan Dev
Vikram Samvat 1878
Haveli Style
Headquarters of the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal

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Vadtal
LaxmiNarayan Dev
Vikram Samvat 1881
In the Shape of a Lotus
Headquarters of the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhuj

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NarNarayan Dev and HariKrishna Maharaj
Vikram Samvat 1879
N.A.
This Mandir was built by Lord Swaminarayan himself
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Junagadh

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Junagadh
Lord Ranchhodrai and Trikamrai
Vikram Samvat 1884
5 Dome Structure with sculptures
This Mandir was built by Lord Swaminarayan himself
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera

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Dholera
Madan Mohan Dev and HariKrishna Maharaj
Vikram Samvat 1882
Three Dome Structure
This Mandir was built by Lord Swaminarayan himself
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada

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Gadhada
Gopinathji Maharaj and HariKrishna Maharaj
Vikram Samvat 1885
Three Domes and two storied Structure
This Mandir was built by Lord Swaminarayan himself
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai

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Mumbai (Bombay)
LaxmiNarayan Dev, Ghanshyam Maharaj and Gaulokvihari Maharaj
Vikram Samvat 1924
Tri-Spire Structure
Under LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi, This was the first Swaminarayan Mandir in Mumbai.
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chennai

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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Delhi

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New Delhi
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kolkatta

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Kolkatta (Calcutta)
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Rajkot

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Rajkot
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chhapaiya

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Chhapaiya
Ghanshyam Maharaj
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Haridwar

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Haridwar
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mathura

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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Muli

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Muli
RadhaKrishna Dev
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   Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Sarangpur

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Sarangpur
Kastbhanjan Dev
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Jamnagar

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Jamnagar
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Jetalpur

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Jetalpur
Lord Revati-Baldevji
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[edit] Pakistan

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi

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Karachi
Lord Swaminarayan
Year 1849
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Sweden

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mariestad

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Mariestad
NarNarayan Dev, Lord Swaminarayan and RadhaKrishna Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Australia

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sydney

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Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Perth

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Perth
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] New Zealand

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Auckland

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Auckland
Narnarayan Dev, Ghanshyam Maharaj and RadhaKrishna Dev
24th March, 2008
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] United Kingdom

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (East London)

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London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
1988
N.A.
Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Streatham)

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London
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Willesden)

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London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Kenton, Harrow)

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London
Ghanshyam Maharaj
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Stanmore)

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London
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Plumstead)

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London
Lord Swaminarayan
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Gatwick)

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Crawley
HariKrishna Maharaj
2006
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Under NarNarayan Dev Gadi, One of the eight Swaminarayan temples in London
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bolton

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Bolton
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton

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Brighton
Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cardiff

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Cardiff
Ghanshyam Maharaj
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Leicester

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Leicester
Narnarayan Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Hanumanji Mandir, Leicester

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Leicester
Kastbhanjan Dev
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This Mandir comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Oldham

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Oldham
Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Uganda

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kampala

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Kampala
Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Fiji

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Fiji (Chapter)

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Fiji
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[edit] Thailand

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bangkok (Chapter)

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Bangkok
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Kenya

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mombasa

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Mombasa
Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (SKSS)

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Nairobi
Lord Swaminarayan
Year 1954
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (EASS)

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Nairobi
Year 1945
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi and was the first Swaminarayan temple on the continent of Africa

[edit] Tanzania

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dar-es-Salaam (Chapter)

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Dar-es-Salaam
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Mauritius

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Quatre Bornes (Chapter)

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Quatre Bornes
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[edit] Seychelles

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Victoria

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Victoria
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi


[edit] United States of America

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Itasca)

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Chicago
NarNarayan Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago (Wheeling)

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Chicago
HariKrishna Maharaj
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This Mandir comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Washington, D.C. (Chapter)

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Washington, D.C.
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Lowell, Boston

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Lowell, Boston
Ghanshyam Maharaj, NarNarayan Dev and RadhaKrishna Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York (Chapter)

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New York
Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Los Angeles

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Los Angeles
RadhaKrishna Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston

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Houston
RadhaKrishna Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Detroit

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Detroit
HariKrishna Maharaj
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Florida

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Lakeland
NarNarayan Dev
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, San Francisco (Chapter)

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San Francisco
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This Mandir comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Kansas (Chapter)

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Kansas
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Philadelphia (Chapter)

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Philadelphia
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mississippi (Chapter)

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Mississippi
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Atlanta (Chapter)

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Atlanta
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Cleveland

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Cleveland
RadhaKrishna Dev and HariKrihna Maharaj
2008
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Bryon, Georgia (U.S. state) (Chapter)

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Bryon, Georgia (U.S. State)
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Downey

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Downey
Laxminarayan Dev
2008
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This Mandir comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Colonia)

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Narnarayan Dev
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   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Weehawken)

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New Jersey
Lord Swaminarayan
Year 1987
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (Somerset)

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New Jersey
Laxminarayan Dev and Lord Ranchhodrai
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This Mandir comes under the LaxmiNarayan Dev Gadi
   Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New Jersey (South Jersey)

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New Jersey
HariKrishna Maharaj
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[edit] Oman

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Muscat (Chapter)

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Muscat
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] UAE

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dubai (Chapter)

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Dubai
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[edit] Canada

    Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto (Chapter)

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Toronto
NarNarayan Dev and Lord Swaminarayan
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This Mandir comes under the NarNarayan Dev Gadi

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ source lists Swaminarayan temples as around 1000 worldwide.
  2. ^ Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism, Raymond Brady Williams, 2001.

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

  • Barot, R., "Religion, Migration and Wealth Creation in the Swaminarayan Movement", The Transnational Family: New European Frontiers and Global Networks, Berg Publishers, 2002.
  • Williams, Raymond Brady, A New Face of Hinduism: The Swaminarayan Religion, Cambridge University Press,, 1984
  • Nesbitt, E., "Locating British Hindus' sacred space", Contemporary South Asia, 15(2) p. 195-208. Routledge, 2006.

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