
Vishram Meghji Ramjiyani had settled from Deshalpar village to Bharapar and from Bharapar to Koday village at that time. The population of Koday village was colorful. All our elders followed Satpanth at that time. Once Vishram Bapa was told that what kind of Hindu religion is this of yours where all methodology is of Muslim, yet you consider it as Hindu?
Receiving such scolding in the street, Vishram Bapa decided in his mind at that very moment that I will leave this Satpanth and embrace the original Sanatan Dharma.
However, this task was not that easy. At that time, as a social reformer, Vishram Bapa had to face very big opposition from Satpanth society. But, Bapa faced the situation remaining very firm and decided to free the caste from Satpanth by building temples of Bhagwan Laxminarayan in 21
villages of Kanthi Vibhag (coastal region). At that time Vishram Bapa took the responsibility of building the first temple in Madanpura village and in Samvat 1994
(Year 1938) the construction work of Bhagwan Shri Laxminarayan temple started.
At that time when the movement to build temple was going on in Durgapur village, a lot of trouble was created by the brothers of old religion. At that time Pujya Shri Arjan Gopal Velani from there came to Koday Madanpura Pujya Vishram Bapa for help and support and told all the facts. Then, Vishram Bapa said that these people are bound to create obstacles in the work but, we will have to work with great courage. You go to Durgapur Navavas and give courage to our brothers who are associated with you and start the work taking the name of God without looking here and there. If I am needed, send news, I and my fellow friends will come to Navavas with full platoon. I will see who comes in front of us. We will give double than what we get, so keep courage and take the work forward.
Pujya Vishram Bapa was the Mukhi (Head) of Madanpura village. He had a good dominance in social, family, government, police system etc. He had the courage to find a way out if any kind of difficulty arises. Such was his impression that police system could not dare to step in Madanpura-Koday village without asking him. He and Arjan Bapa were special friends. Both friends used to do social works together. All families in Madanpura village used to keep respect of Pujya Vishram Bapa. He prepared Madanpura temple before the deadline and handed over the administration to the society.
Thus, with the completion of 75
years of Laxminarayan temple of Madanpura village built by the hands of courageous, intelligent and dedicated to social service, the flag bearers of this coastal Kanthi region who waved the Sanatani flag of Bhagwan Laxminarayan in the whole area, Shri Vishram Meghji Ramjiyani (Madanpura-Koday), Shri Arjan Gopal Velani and Shri Bhanji Nanji Velani (Durgapur-Navavas) as well as Shri Ratnabapa (Chakoshivadi-Talwada, Ramnagar), all these four elders together freed 21
villages of Kanthi region from Satpanth and did the foundational work in establishing Sanatan Dharma by building Shri Laxminarayan temples waving the flag of Sanatan Dharma in every village. As much as we bow down to these four elders and all elders of that time who cooperated in this work is less.