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Pramukh Swami, the spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan sect, was on Wednesday cremated inside the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan temple complex at Sarangpur in Botad district.

Ahmedabad: Pramukh Swami of Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swami sect ​ was on Wednesday cremated inside the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan temple complex at Sarangpur in Botad district.

The spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan sect enjoyed a massive following around the world. He passed away on Saturday evening.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had turned emotional on Monday as he paid tributes to the spiritual leader who died at age 95.

The place crawled with thousands of devotees who had reached there in hundreds of buses and other vehicles.

All the major highways leading to the venue in the Saurashtra region were choc-o-bloc.

The 95-year-old godman had been unwell for over the last three years.