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Golden Jubilee Celebrations of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York, NY, USA

24 Aug 2024 to 8 Sep 2024

Yogiji Maharaj announces to the devotees of North America his vision for satsang growth and his wish to establish a BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in New York - 1971

Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrives at JFK Airport in New York - 1974

The first satsang assembly held in the presence of Pramukh Swami Maharaj at a local elementary school - 1974

A guest addresses the assembly - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his morning puja - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj listens attentively to discourses - 1974

A Nagar Yatra is held through the streets of Flushing, NY - 1974

The first parayan is held in New York in the presence of Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the first Murti Pratishtha - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj partakes in the yagna ceremony - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the groundbreaking ceremony for a new mandir - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj is presented with a plaque in honor of the opening of the first BAPS Mandir in North America - 1974

Chinmayananda Saraswati, founder of the Chinmaya Mission addresses the assembly - 1974

Pramukh Swami Maharaj and Mahant Swami Maharaj perform the arti - 1977

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the Murti Pratishtha in the newly constructed mandir - 1977

An annakut is offered to the murtis after the pratishtha - 1977

Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Mahant Swami Maharaj and devotees perform the arti - 1977

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York, NY - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj during an assembly - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his morning puja - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the arti - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj listens to the devotional kirtans sung by the swamis - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj ties a rakhee to a child, on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan - 1980

Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrives in New York - 1984

Pramukh Swami Maharaj welcomed at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York - 1984

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his morning puja - 1984

A grand nagar yatra takes place on the streets of Manhattan - 1984

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the murti pratishtha ceremony for the new murtis - 1984

The new murtis at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York - 1984

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York, NY - 1984

Pramukh Swami Maharaj is warmly welcomed to the mandir - 1988

Pramukh Swami Maharaj addresses the assembly after his morning puja - 1988

Pramukh Swami Maharaj watches children perform a vibrant cultural dance - 1988

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses the assembly - 1988

Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrives at JFK Airport in New York - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs arti - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his morning puja - 1990

Devotees do darshan as Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his morning puja - 1990

A group of young children performs a tabla recital in front of Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj joyfully swings a hindolo - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj poses for a memorable group photo with the youth - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj addresses the youth - 1990

Opening ceremony of the Cultural Festival of India at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan - 1990

Pramukh Swami Maharaj receives a grand welcome as he enters the Mandir - 1991

Pramukh Swami Maharaj engrossed in darshan of the murtis - 1991

An assembly is held to warmly welcome Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 1991

Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrives in New York - 1994

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his daily puja - 1994

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses the assembly - 1994

Pramukh Swami Maharaj lovingly treats children with prasad - 1994

The first diksha ceremony performed outside of India - 1994

Pramukh Swami Maharaj engages with children during an activity - 1994

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his daily walk while children recite mukhpath - 1994

Devotees preparing for a grand welcome for Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 1996

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses the assembly - 1996

Adhiveshan at Catskill, NY - 1996

Silver Jubilee of Satsang in North America, celebrated at the Radio City Music Hall in New York - 1996

Pramukh Swami Maharaj with Dr. Subramanian before his bypass surgery - 1998

Pramukh Swami Maharaj meets doctors before his bypass surgery - 1998

Swamishri undergoes heart bypass surgery - 1998

Swamishri doing darshan of Harikrishna Maharaj after his heart bypass surgery - 1998

Pramukh Swami Maharaj doing puja after his surgery in Westchester, NY - 1998

Pramukh Swami Maharaj presents an Amrut Kalash to Dr. Subramanian - 1998

All the doctors and volunteers who helped with the bypass surgery are felicitated - 1998

Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrives at the Mandir - 2000

Pramukh Swami Maharaj engrossed in darshan of the murtis - 2000

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his daily walk - 2000

Pramukh Swami Maharaj watches a dance presented by children during the Janmashtami celebration - 2000

Children with Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 2000

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses the assembly - 2000

Pramukh Swami Maharaj addresses the Millennium World Peace Summit at The United Nations, New York - 2000

The newly constructed BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, New York - 2004

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs pujan of the new addition to the Mandir - 2004

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses the participants of the Swagat Sabha - 2004

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the murti pratishtha ceremony - 2004

Pramukh Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of the murtis - 2007

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs his daily puja - 2007

Youths perform interactive skits during Pramukh Swami Maharaj's meal - 2007

Pramukh Swami Maharaj tours the mandir campus and the surrounding area - 2007

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the Murti Pratishtha of Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj - 2007

Pramukh Swami Maharaj performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni - 2007

Pramukh Swami Maharaj blesses devotees - 2007