28 March 2004, Sunday, Miami, FL :
Ramnavami and Shri Hari Jayanti was celebrated in a very unique devotional environment at BAPS Palm Beach Mandir. The Samaiyo started with melodious "Bhajan-Kirtan" including a Bhajan describing the happiness in the environment at the time of Shriji Maharaj's birth followed by two inspiring presentations developed by the Yuvak Mandal Team. Topic of the first presentation was "Achievements of Ancient India towards Materialistic World" describing Ancient India's contribution towards the various fields of Construction, Navigation, Medicine, Mathematics and Arts. The idea behind this presentation was to show that India is not only a country of Religious beliefs, but India is country with very rich heritage and how much India has contributed towards the modern day science. Each field was explored with various illustrations and documented proofs of such claims. Topic of second presentation was "Misconceptions about Hinduism in Western World". In this presentation it was presented how Hinduism is being portrayed in Western World and what Pramukh Swami Maharaj is doing to change this image in Western World by building vibrant Mandirs. Various London Mandir's incidents were presented to show "How it has changed Hinduism's image in Western World" followed by a short video presenting Miami Mandir's affirmative activities to build a good Hindu citizen. The occasion was then concluded with Aarti and Maha-Prasad in presence of devotees.