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Day of Prayers: Vedic Yagna for Global Harmony, Abu Dhabi, UAE

11 Feb 2024

Participants for the yagna began arriving as early as 5.30am – but not before the unexpected rain

Devotees and well-wishers waited patiently in the rain before entering the yagnashala

Each participant had pre-registered for the yagna and received guidelines directly from the ‘Festival of Harmony’ mobile app

The dais of the yagnashala held the chal swarup (smaller murtis) of all the deities that will be consecrated in the main mandir, including Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan

Shri Sita-Rama Bhagwan & Parivar

Shri Parvati-Shankar Bhagwan & Parivar

Shri Padmavati-Shrinivas Bhagwan

Shri Jagannath Bhagwan & Parivar

Shri Ayyappa Swami

More than 980 participants from across the Gulf region and other parts of the world came together to offer prayers for peace and harmony

Expert priests from India had come to Abu Dhabi to officiate the yagna

Participants happily sat through the yagna even while it rained

Devotees and well-wishers from all over the world had come to participate in this unique yagna

This was the first such traditional yagna taking place in the Middle East

A total of 121 kunds (sacred fire altars) had been created in the yagnashala within the Mandir campus

The rain lashed down on the yagna participants almost throughout the two-hour ceremony

People of various faiths and backgrounds had joined in the yagna for global peace and harmony

Indian actor Vivek Oberoi and family had also participated in the yagna

People of various faiths and nationalities had joined in the yagna for global peace and harmony

People of all ages had participated in the yagna ceremony

The rain could do little to dampen the high spirits of the participants throughout the yagna ceremony

Sadguru Ishwarcharandas Swami arrived in the rain to conclude the yagna

Ishwarcharandas Swami also made an auspicious offering into the yagna's sacred altar

Amid the downpour, Brahmaviharidas Swami addressed the yagna participants at the conclusion of the ceremony

Participants offered their reverence to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj as they departed the yagnashala