Cleveland
People attended the BAPS Cleveland Samaiyo of Vasant Panchmi and JanmaJayanti of Shastriji Maharaj, Nishkulanand Swami and Brahmanand Swami and also Shikshapatri Jayanti. There was a talk on Shikshapatri written by Lord Swaminarayan Himself which provides rules for everyone to follow in daily life to attain happiness. There were several dramas by the Kishore and Yuvak Mandal based on Madhavtirth of Shankracharya "Math", Bhagudada and Lakshman, and also Nirgunswami and Dolatrambhai. There was an extensive talk on our Upasana as exemplified by Shastriji Maharaj. Interspersed between these were several kirtans pertaining to the celebration.
There was also a very informative medical talk on "Heart Disease and Diabetes" by an invited physician Adi E. Mehta, M.D., who is an eminent endocrinologist at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation and who also provides medical education lectures to physicians. A video of Pramukh Swami Maharaj providing Ashirvachan was also shown. Mahaprasad was served after the Aarti. Everyone enjoyed the program which provided spiritual upliftment and also medical information.