Question
A mandir that this religious group built to be the largest Hindu temple in the United States was raided by law enforcement for underpaying workers brought over from India who were supposedly skilled artisans. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Hindu group that worships Bhagwan Swaminarayan, the founder of their religious tradition.
ANSWER: BAPS [or Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha]
[10e] After Swaminarayan, BAPS has been led by a succession of individuals with this title. In Sikhism, nine human individuals with this title were succeeded by the holy book Granth Sahib (“GRUNT SAH-hihb”), which also holds this title.
ANSWER: guru
[10m] The name Swaminarayan refers to Narayan or Narayana, an epithet of this deity. Narayan is often depicted resting on the primordial snake Shesha, which sings the praises of this deity.
ANSWER: Vishnu [prompt on Hari]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Religion- Edited>
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