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Sanskrit Shastras Gifted to the National Library of Australia and Australian Federal Parliament, Canberra, Australia

20 Aug 2024 to 22 Aug 2024

National Library of Australia in Canberra

Stuart Baines, Project Manager – Indian Diaspora Collecting at the National Library of Australia welcomes Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami and BAPS swamis and volunteers

Swaminarayan Bhashyam, a classical-style Sanskrit commentary which meticulously explores the depths of the ten Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami provided an insightful explanation of the profound significance of the Swaminarayan Bhashyam

Stuart Baines explains how this occasion represents the embracing of multiculturalism through the transfer of knowledge

Priyachintandas Swami expressed gratitude on behalf of BAPS for the library's commitment to preserving culture by accepting the Swaminarayan Bhashyam

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami recites Sanskrit verses for world peace

Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami gifts the Swaminarayan Bhashyam to Stuart Baines to incorporate into the National Library of Australia

Stuart Baines and the members from the National Library of Australia accept the Swaminarayan Bhashyam

BAPS volunteer garlands and welcomes Director, Nikki Ordanic, of the Program Management Office to the Sanskrit scriptures presentation ceremony

Director, Nikki Ordanic accepts the Swaminarayan Bhashyam from BAPS volunteer

Director, Nikki Ordanic, and members from the National Library of Australia accept the Swaminarayan Bhashyam from BAPS volunteers