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20 October 2017
HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan
20 Oct 2017, London, UK
12:16
Guruhari Darshan 20 Oct 2017 (Hindu New Year Morning)
15:43
Guruhari Darshan 20 Oct 2017 (Hindu New Year Annakut)
21:47
New Year's Day Ashirwad (Morning)
7:35
New Year's Day Ashirwad (Noon)
Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj emerges from his room with folded hands
Swamishri lights a divo...
... to inaugurate the Hindu New Year celebrations
Swamishri honours the mahapuja with flower petals
Swamishri arrives in the abhishek mandap
Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni
Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara
Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara
Swamishri engrossed in darshan
Swamishri places flower petals at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis
Swamishri performs the morning arti
Swamis participate in the morning arti
Swamishri inquires about the murtis' adornments
Swamishri proceeds to exit the upper sanctum
Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the assembly hall
Devotees and volunteers await Swamishri's darshan with folded hands
Atmaswarupdas Swami begins the morning with scriptural discourses
Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall greeting devotees with folded hands
Swamishri commences his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Devotees sing and perform a series of choral prayers in keeping with the Hindu New Year festivities
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
Swamishri in his morning puja
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Devotees from all over the world have convened for Swamishri's darshan and blessings on this auspicious day
Swamishri performs tapni mala
Swamishri performs tapni mala
Swamishri performs tapni mala
Swamishri performs tapni mala
Swamishri performs pradakshinas
Swamishri offers thal to the murtis in his puja
Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri in conclusion to his puja
Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri
Swamishri closely observes the murti on the cover
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
Swamishri bows to ensure he reaches everyone with folded hands
Devotees greet Swamishri with folded hands
Swamishri graces the morning assembly with his blessings for the new year
'We are eternally indebted to Maharaj [Bhagwan Swaminarayan] and the Gurus for gracing us with this divine Satsang.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj
'Seeing divinity in all is the highest form of seva.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj
Swamishri exhorted the assembly to introspect in the new year and spend more time engaged in devotional activities, to make them an integral part of daily life
To view the complete morning blessings, please click
here
Swamishri is honoured with a garland of fresh flowers
Swamishri accepts the honour with folded hands
Swamishri departs the hall greeting devotees with folded hands
Swamishri visits the gymnasium to see the decorative annakut offerings
Swamishri observes an edible model of London's iconic Tower Bridge created from various cereals
Swamishri observes a decorative cake for the annakut
Swamishri observes an intricately carved watermelon for the annakut
Swamishri observes various decorative annakut offerings
Swamishri closely observes an intricately decorated offering for the annakut
Swamishri helps assemble a multi-tier cake for the annakut
Swamishri observes the annakut offerings
Swamishri completes a decorative offering for the annakut
Swamishri listens attentively to the annakut preparations
Swamishri blesses the volunteers
Swamishri blesses the volunteers
Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds
Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors in the 'Diwali Village' marquee
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
Swamishri greets young volunteers serving in the shoe racks
Swamishri arrives in the mandir's upper sanctum again
Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands
Swamishri joins in the annakut thal
Devotees participate in the annakut thal
Devotees from all over the world participate in the annakut thal
Swamishri participates in offering the annakut thal
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal
Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja
Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja
Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis
Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis
The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, participates in the arti of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
Swamishri visits all the shrines to have darshan of each annakut offering
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to the Guru Parampara
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Swamishri joins the annakut thal in the Haveli assembly hall
Youths sing the annakut thal
Devotees participate in the annakut thal
Devotees participate in the annakut thal
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri performs the annakut arti
Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly
Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly
Swamishri blesses The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha
The High Commissioner of India to the UK addresses the assembly, commending the contribution of the BAPS community to the Indian diaspora in Britain
Swamishri graces the assembly with blessings for the Hindu New Year
Swamishri prays for peace, success, harmony and righteous prosperity in the world
Swamishri commends the annakut offering as an outcome of unity, selfless devotion and seeing the good in each other
To view the complete mid-morning blessings, please click
here
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj amidst the grand annakut offering
Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands
Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands
Devotees rejoice at Swamishri's darshan
The grand annakut offering at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
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Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj emerges from his room with folded hands
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Swamishri lights a divo...
3 of 120
... to inaugurate the Hindu New Year celebrations
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Swamishri honours the mahapuja with flower petals
5 of 120
Swamishri arrives in the abhishek mandap
6 of 120
Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni
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Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara
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Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara
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Swamishri engrossed in darshan
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Swamishri places flower petals at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
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Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis
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Swamishri performs the morning arti
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Swamis participate in the morning arti
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Swamishri inquires about the murtis' adornments
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Swamishri proceeds to exit the upper sanctum
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Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the assembly hall
17 of 120
Devotees and volunteers await Swamishri's darshan with folded hands
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Atmaswarupdas Swami begins the morning with scriptural discourses
19 of 120
Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall greeting devotees with folded hands
20 of 120
Swamishri commences his morning puja
21 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
22 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
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Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
24 of 120
Devotees sing and perform a series of choral prayers in keeping with the Hindu New Year festivities
25 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
26 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
27 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
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Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
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Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja
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Swamishri in his morning puja
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees from all over the world have convened for Swamishri's darshan and blessings on this auspicious day
34 of 120
Swamishri performs tapni mala
35 of 120
Swamishri performs tapni mala
36 of 120
Swamishri performs tapni mala
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Swamishri performs tapni mala
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Swamishri performs pradakshinas
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Swamishri offers thal to the murtis in his puja
40 of 120
Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri in conclusion to his puja
41 of 120
Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri
42 of 120
Swamishri closely observes the murti on the cover
43 of 120
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
44 of 120
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
45 of 120
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
46 of 120
Swamishri bows to ensure he reaches everyone with folded hands
47 of 120
Devotees greet Swamishri with folded hands
48 of 120
Swamishri graces the morning assembly with his blessings for the new year
49 of 120
'We are eternally indebted to Maharaj [Bhagwan Swaminarayan] and the Gurus for gracing us with this divine Satsang.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj
50 of 120
'Seeing divinity in all is the highest form of seva.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj
51 of 120
Swamishri exhorted the assembly to introspect in the new year and spend more time engaged in devotional activities, to make them an integral part of daily life
52 of 120
To view the complete morning blessings, please click
here
53 of 120
Swamishri is honoured with a garland of fresh flowers
54 of 120
Swamishri accepts the honour with folded hands
55 of 120
Swamishri departs the hall greeting devotees with folded hands
56 of 120
Swamishri visits the gymnasium to see the decorative annakut offerings
57 of 120
Swamishri observes an edible model of London's iconic Tower Bridge created from various cereals
58 of 120
Swamishri observes a decorative cake for the annakut
59 of 120
Swamishri observes an intricately carved watermelon for the annakut
60 of 120
Swamishri observes various decorative annakut offerings
61 of 120
Swamishri closely observes an intricately decorated offering for the annakut
62 of 120
Swamishri helps assemble a multi-tier cake for the annakut
63 of 120
Swamishri observes the annakut offerings
64 of 120
Swamishri completes a decorative offering for the annakut
65 of 120
Swamishri listens attentively to the annakut preparations
66 of 120
Swamishri blesses the volunteers
67 of 120
Swamishri blesses the volunteers
68 of 120
Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds
69 of 120
Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds
70 of 120
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors in the 'Diwali Village' marquee
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Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
72 of 120
Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
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Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors
74 of 120
Swamishri greets young volunteers serving in the shoe racks
75 of 120
Swamishri arrives in the mandir's upper sanctum again
76 of 120
Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands
77 of 120
Swamishri joins in the annakut thal
78 of 120
Devotees participate in the annakut thal
79 of 120
Devotees from all over the world participate in the annakut thal
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Swamishri participates in offering the annakut thal
81 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal
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Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal
83 of 120
Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja
84 of 120
Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja
85 of 120
Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis
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Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis
87 of 120
The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, participates in the arti of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
88 of 120
Swamishri visits all the shrines to have darshan of each annakut offering
89 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to the Guru Parampara
90 of 120
Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to Pramukh Swami Maharaj
91 of 120
Swamishri joins the annakut thal in the Haveli assembly hall
92 of 120
Youths sing the annakut thal
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Devotees participate in the annakut thal
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Devotees participate in the annakut thal
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri performs the annakut arti
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Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly
104 of 120
Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly
105 of 120
Swamishri blesses The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha
106 of 120
The High Commissioner of India to the UK addresses the assembly, commending the contribution of the BAPS community to the Indian diaspora in Britain
107 of 120
Swamishri graces the assembly with blessings for the Hindu New Year
108 of 120
Swamishri prays for peace, success, harmony and righteous prosperity in the world
109 of 120
Swamishri commends the annakut offering as an outcome of unity, selfless devotion and seeing the good in each other
110 of 120
To view the complete mid-morning blessings, please click
here
111 of 120
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
112 of 120
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
113 of 120
Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
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Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
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Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj
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Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj amidst the grand annakut offering
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Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands
118 of 120
Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands
119 of 120
Devotees rejoice at Swamishri's darshan
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The grand annakut offering at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
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