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Swaminarayan had an estimated 1.8 million followers when he died.

He has, however, been criticised by religious leaders such as Swami Dayananda who questioned the acceptance of Swaminarayan as God. Swaminarayan is also remembered within the faith for undertaking reforms for women and the poor, performing yagnas or fire sacrifices on a large scale as well as performing miracles. Before his death, Swaminarayan appointed his nephews as acharyas to head the two dioceses of Swaminarayan Sampraday. He died on 1 June 1830 and was cremated according to Hindu rites in Gadhada, Gujarat. In 1826, Swaminarayan wrote the Shikshapatri, a book of social principles. He built six temples in his lifetime and appointed 500 paramhansas to spread his philosophy. He had followers not only from Hindu denominations, but also from Islam and Zoroastrianism. Swaminarayan developed a good relationship with the British Imperial Government. The Uddhav Sampraday became known as the Swaminarayan Sampraday. From this point onwards, he was known as Swaminarayan and regarded as an incarnation of God by his followers. Sahajanand Swami held a gathering and taught the Swaminarayan mantra. In 1802, his guru handed over the leadership of the Uddhav Sampraday to him before his death. In 1800, he was initiated into the Uddhav Sampraday by his guru, Ramanand Swami, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. He settled in the state of Gujarat around 1799. In 1792, he began a seven year pilgrimage across India, adopting the name Nilkanth Varni. Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1781. Within the faith, Swaminarayan is equated with the Supreme Being, Purushottama, or is venerated as an incarnation of Narayana from the Nara-Narayana deity pair.

Swaminarayan ( Gujarati: સ્વામિનારાયણ, Devanagari: स्वामीनारायण, IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa) (2 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, is the central figure in a modern sect of Hinduism known as the Swaminarayan Faith, a form of Vaishnavism. Venerated as an Avatar of Narayana, from the Nara Narayana deity pair or an avatar of Purushottama Narayana - the Supreme Being, in the Swaminarayan Faith Swaminarayan under a Neem tree in GadhadaĢ April 1781 Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India Swaminarayan Swaminarayan (disambiguation).