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HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

21 Aug 1999 to 31 Aug 1999, Nairobi, Kenya

Hon. Henry Kosagi, Min. of Tourism, welcomes Swamishri at the International Airport, Nairobi, 21 Aug 99

Swamishri arrives at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nagara Road, Nairobi

Devotees welcome Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri doing darshan of Thakorji

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Swamishri after the darshan

Yogi Marching Band play tunes

Swamishri unties nadachhadi

Swamishri lights the inaugural lamp

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri observes the construction in progress of the new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri visits the mandir site

Swamishri observes main door carvings

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri in conversation with local youths

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri blesses local youths

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri blesses Shri Mohan Bhagwat

Swamishri prepares prasad for devotees

Children and youths with Swamishri

Swamishri greets dignitaries (The city Mayor, Dep. Mayor, and Dep. Police Commissioner) in the evening assembly

Children perform a traditional dance

Children with Swamishri

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Shariff Nassir, Minister of Home Affairs, Kenya

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Henry Kosagi, Minister of Tourism, Kenya

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri in the mandir campus

Swamishri plants a tree on the mandir campus

Mandir dome

Swamishri observes main dome carvings

Local youths doing seva

Swamishri descends the mandir steps

Swamishri performs an inaugural ritual for the exhibition center: 'Glorious India'

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri writes blessings

Swamishri performs an inaugural rituals

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri meets Hon. Daniel Arap Moi, the President of Kenya, at the State House, 26 Aug 1999

Swamishri meets Hon. Daniel Arap Moi

Swamishri, sadhus and dignitaries during his visit

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Daniel Arap Moi

Youths perform a drama: 'Sapna Thaya Sakar' - A beautiful drama depicting the history of Satsang in Africa

Youths perform a traditional dance

Youths and devotees with Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri visits the Blood Donation camp

Swamishri and devotees perform the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the arti

Swami performs pujan of kalashes

Swami performs pujan of flagstaffs

Swamishri in conversation with a well-wisher

Swamishri descends the mandir steps

Swamishri in the mandir campus

The Mandir being crowned with the Kalashas

Swamishri presents a memento to a dignitary

Swamishri performs the mahapuja rituals

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri performs pujan of the murtis

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Nagar Yatra - a procession of the murtis through the streets of Nairobi

Local youths doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Swamishri performs the arti

Senior sadhus and sadhus perform the arti

Swamishri climbs the mandir steps

Swamishri performs the mahapuja rituals

Swamishri, sadhus and devotees perform the arti

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamishri performs pujan of the murtis

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Shri Lakshmi-Narayan Dev

Shri Radha-Krishna Dev

Swamishri performs dandavats

Children and youths perform a traditional dance in the murti-pratishtha assembly

Children and youths with Swamishri

Swamishri in conversation with a sadhu

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Devotees honor Swamishri with a garland and kalash

Dignitaries with Swamishri

Mandir Moods - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi

Hon. Henry Kosagi, Min. of Tourism, welcomes Swamishri at the International Airport, Nairobi, 21 Aug 99

Swamishri arrives at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nagara Road, Nairobi

Devotees welcome Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri doing darshan of Thakorji

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Swamishri after the darshan

Yogi Marching Band play tunes

Swamishri unties nadachhadi

Swamishri lights the inaugural lamp

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri observes the construction in progress of the new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri visits the mandir site

Swamishri observes main door carvings

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri observes mandir carvings

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri in conversation with local youths

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri blesses local youths

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri during his mandir visit

Swamishri blesses Shri Mohan Bhagwat

Swamishri prepares prasad for devotees

Children and youths with Swamishri

Swamishri greets dignitaries (The city Mayor, Dep. Mayor, and Dep. Police Commissioner) in the evening assembly

Children perform a traditional dance

Children with Swamishri

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Shariff Nassir, Minister of Home Affairs, Kenya

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Henry Kosagi, Minister of Tourism, Kenya

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri in the mandir campus

Swamishri plants a tree on the mandir campus

Mandir dome

Swamishri observes main dome carvings

Local youths doing seva

Swamishri descends the mandir steps

Swamishri performs an inaugural ritual for the exhibition center: 'Glorious India'

Swamishri visits the exhibition center

Swamishri writes blessings

Swamishri performs an inaugural rituals

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri meets Hon. Daniel Arap Moi, the President of Kenya, at the State House, 26 Aug 1999

Swamishri meets Hon. Daniel Arap Moi

Swamishri, sadhus and dignitaries during his visit

Swamishri presents a memento to Hon. Daniel Arap Moi

Youths perform a drama: 'Sapna Thaya Sakar' - A beautiful drama depicting the history of Satsang in Africa

Youths perform a traditional dance

Youths and devotees with Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri visits the Blood Donation camp

Swamishri and devotees perform the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the arti

Swami performs pujan of kalashes

Swami performs pujan of flagstaffs

Swamishri in conversation with a well-wisher

Swamishri descends the mandir steps

Swamishri in the mandir campus

The Mandir being crowned with the Kalashas

Swamishri presents a memento to a dignitary

Swamishri performs the mahapuja rituals

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri performs pujan of the murtis

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Nagar Yatra - a procession of the murtis through the streets of Nairobi

Local youths doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Swamishri performs the arti

Senior sadhus and sadhus perform the arti

Swamishri climbs the mandir steps

Swamishri performs the mahapuja rituals

Swamishri, sadhus and devotees perform the arti

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamishri performs pujan of the murtis

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Shri Lakshmi-Narayan Dev

Shri Radha-Krishna Dev

Swamishri performs dandavats

Children and youths perform a traditional dance in the murti-pratishtha assembly

Children and youths with Swamishri

Swamishri in conversation with a sadhu

Sadhus and devotees during the assembly

Devotees honor Swamishri with a garland and kalash

Dignitaries with Swamishri

Mandir Moods - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi

Vicharan Report

21 Aug 99 : Saturday, Nairobi

Grand welcome at airport. Minister for Tourism and Wildlife, Hon. Henry Kosagi, welcomed Swamishri.

23 Aug 99 : Monday, Nairobi

Mayor of Nairobi, Hon. Mr. Dirangu, welcomed Swamishri in evening assembly.

24 Aug 99 : Tuesday , Nairobi

Home Minister of Kenya, Hon. Shariff Nasir, was impressed by the mandir and exhibition and lauded Swamishri's work. He wished that God grant Swamishri long life to do more good work for society.

26 Aug 99 - 29 Aug 99 : Nairobi

Mandir Mahotsav. Festival of Joy and Divinity.

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