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Rang Mahol and Sacred WellDuring the construction of the mandir thesadhus and devotees built the living quartersof Shriji Maharaj. It is called the Rang Mahol(above). In the Rang Mahol, the chokdi (bathingarea: far right) and the window on the first floor(near right), where he used to sit, are the sameeven today.Adjacent to the Rang Mahol was a well (seetop right), where Shriji Maharaj used to bathe.A shrine (top right) has been built to denote thesacred well. The well water was used for drinkingand other domestic purposes. The well waslater sealed and a marble platform with Maharaj’scharnarvind is open for darshan today.Sukh ShaiyyaMaharaj used the sukh shaiyya (right), nowdisplayed in the Rang Mahol, to sleep on orto stand on when he sprinkled coloured powderon devotees during the Fuldol festival inAhmedabad. On the uppermost floor of theRang Mahol a palanquin (meno) used by BhagwanSwaminarayan is displayed for darshan. uMay-June 2013 u Swaminarayan Bliss 23