Swamishri celebrated India’s 63rd Republic Day celebration. Prior to Swamishri’s arrival, students of Swaminarayan Vidyamandir school had performed the flag-hoisting ceremony on the school grounds. On Swamishri’s arrival at 3.42 p.m. a parade was held, comprising of a marching group of ace students of the Vidyamandir, boys playing ras, bal karyakars dressed in white clothes, a group of children displaying their sporting skills, tribal youths performing a traditional dance, and finally youths waving the Indian and BAPS flags.