Name of Institution | Place | Foundation Date |
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Arya Samaj Bombay | Kakarwadi, Mumbai, Maharashtra | 10 April 1875 |
Arya Samaj Lahore | Punjab | 24 June 1877 |
Arya Samaj Amritsar | Punjab | 12 August 1877 |
Arya Samaj Mulwai Bunga | Punjab | 1877 |
Arya Samaj Gurdaspur | Punjab | 24 August 1877 |
Arya Samaj Rawalpindi | Punjab | 1877 |
Arya Anathalaya Ferozepur | Punjab | 1877 |
Arya Samaj Jhelum | Punjab | 1878 |
Arya Samaj Wazirabad | Punjab | 1878 |
Arya Samaj Gujranwala | Punjab | 3 March 1878 |
Arya Samaj Multan | Punjab | 4 April 1878 |
Arya Samaj Roorkee | Uttarakhand | 1878 |
Arya Samaj Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | 1878 |
Shri Dayanand Gaushala | Rewari | 1878 |
Arya Samaj Danapur | Bihar | April 1878 |
Arya Samaj Delhi | Delhi | 1 November 1878 |
Arya Samaj Farrukhabad | Uttar Pradesh | 12 July 1879 |
Arya Samaj Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh | 20 July 1879 |
Arya Samaj Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1879 |
Arya Samaj Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1879 |
Vedic Yantralaya | Lakshmi Kund, Banaras, Uttar Pradesh | 12 February 1880 |
Arya Samaj Banaras | Uttar Pradesh | 15 April 1880 |
Arya Samaj Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | May 1880 |
Shrimati Paropkarini Sabha | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | 16 August 1880 |
Arya Samaj Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 20 December 1880 |
Gaurakshini Sabha Agra | Uttar Pradesh | 1881 |
Arya Samaj Ajmer | Rajasthan | 13 February 1881 |
Arya Samaj Jaipur | Rajasthan | March 1881 |
Arya Samaj Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 1883 |
Sanskrit and Ved Pathshala | Tokaghat, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh | unknown |
This list is incomplete. A month after the death of Maharshi Dayanand on October 30, 1883, a magazine named ‘Arya Samachar’ of Meerut published a list of Arya Samaj Temples existing at that time, in which the names of 79 cities were listed. If anyone has more information please send it to thearyasamaj@gmail.com
The first attempt to establish Arya Samaj was made by Maharshi Dayanand in Rajkot on 16 January 1875, but this Arya Samaj ended after only 6 months. The reason for this was that Maharaja Malhar Rao Gaikwad of Baroda was dethroned and arrested by the British for killing a British officer by poisoning him. The second attempt to establish Arya Samaj was made by Maharshi Dayanand in Ahmedabad on 18 March 1875, but this Arya Samaj also came to an end within a few days. Due to closure of the first two Arya Samajes, Arya Samaj Mumbai is considered to be the first Arya Samaj.
After the partition of India, this institution went in Pakistan.
Presently this institution is in Ajmer.