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24 September 2017
HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan
24 Sep 2017, London, UK
18:46
Guruhari Darshan 24 Sep 2017
14:14
Guruhari Ashirwad 24 Sep 2017 (Morning)
12:07
Guruhari Ashirwad 24 Sep 2017 (Everning)
Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami
Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Dev
Harikrishna Maharaj
All nearby car parks are full as haribhaktas flock to the Mandir for Mahant Swami Maharaj's darshan
Swamishri emerges from his room at 5.20am to make his way to the abhishek mandap
On his way, he stops and stoops to offer a flower to the mahapuja in progress
5.24am: Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj
Swamishri performs the morning arti of the central shrine murtis at 5.33am
Swamishri begins a ceremonial procession of the
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
vaad-granth from the upper sanctum...
... to the assembly hall, amid jubilation with flags, dancing and celebratory music
Swamishri inaugurates the all-day 'Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Chhavani' by lighting the divo
Swamishri performs the pujan of
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
, authored by Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami
5.47am: Swamishri commences his morning puja
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
is a classical Sanskrit treatise that provides a systematic exposition, justification and defence of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
5.50am: Swamishri is chanting the 'Swaminarayan' mahamantra with his mala
Swamis sing bhajans extolling Akshar-Purushottam Darshan and Shastriji Maharaj
6.04am: Swamishri's chanting with the mala continues
Hundreds of devotees have filled the assembly hall...
... arriving early to secure a seat...
... eager to catch closer darshan of Swamishri
Others are sat in the adjacent gymnasium...
... while yet more watch on a large screen in the overflow marquee in the mandir grounds
6.16: Swamishri stands to perform his tapni mala
6.18am: Swamishri begins his pradakshinas
Swamishri completes six pradakshinas in total
6.21: Swamishri offers thal to Harikrishna Maharaj and the other murtis
6.27: Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara
6.30am: Swamishri concludes his puja by reading the Shikshapatri
6.34: As he completes his puja, Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
The devotees reciprocate with folded hands
6.39: Swamishri's hands are still folded
Children also fold their hands in return
Swamishri asks for the children to stand and come closer so he can greet them properly
Swamishri begins the chhavani by addressing the assembly himself
Swamishri rings the bell in honour of the resounding propagation of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan by Shastriji Maharaj, thus commencing the day's learning
Swamishri blesses the forthcoming English translation of
Likhitan Shastri Yagnapurushdas
, produced by BAPS yuvatis in the UK
Ishwarcharandas Swami introduces another forthcoming English publication,
Mahant Swami Maharaj: Episodes and Incidents from Yogiji Maharaj's Biography
In keeping with chhavani custom, haribhaktas were to enjoy 'Swaminarayan khichdi' for lunch
Swamishri helped prepare the khichdi in the morning, as mahaprasad for all the attendees
Swamishri also prepared khichdi for Thakorji...
... expertly adding all the ingredients in turn
Swamishri soon returned to the assembly hall, at 9am...
... listening attentively to the discourses by various learned swamis
At one point, Swamishri asked for the microphone, sharing his own reflections upon the on-going discourses
As devotees reconvened at 4pm, after lunch and a short break, Swamishri joined the discourses again...
... continuing to listen to the discourses on Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
In his concluding address, Swamishri read out a pledge to Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
Swamishri had spent a total of more than seven hours in the chhavani, and spoken four times
Swamishri concluded the chhavani with the arti of Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj
The day proved thoroughly enlightening for the thousands of attendees
For a full report with photos of the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Chhavani, please click
here
1 of 51
Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami
2 of 51
Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
3 of 51
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Dev
4 of 51
Harikrishna Maharaj
5 of 51
All nearby car parks are full as haribhaktas flock to the Mandir for Mahant Swami Maharaj's darshan
6 of 51
Swamishri emerges from his room at 5.20am to make his way to the abhishek mandap
7 of 51
On his way, he stops and stoops to offer a flower to the mahapuja in progress
8 of 51
5.24am: Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj
9 of 51
Swamishri performs the morning arti of the central shrine murtis at 5.33am
10 of 51
Swamishri begins a ceremonial procession of the
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
vaad-granth from the upper sanctum...
11 of 51
... to the assembly hall, amid jubilation with flags, dancing and celebratory music
12 of 51
Swamishri inaugurates the all-day 'Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Chhavani' by lighting the divo
13 of 51
Swamishri performs the pujan of
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
, authored by Mahamahopadhyaya Bhadreshdas Swami
14 of 51
5.47am: Swamishri commences his morning puja
15 of 51
Swaminarayan-Siddhant-Sudha
is a classical Sanskrit treatise that provides a systematic exposition, justification and defence of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
16 of 51
5.50am: Swamishri is chanting the 'Swaminarayan' mahamantra with his mala
17 of 51
Swamis sing bhajans extolling Akshar-Purushottam Darshan and Shastriji Maharaj
18 of 51
6.04am: Swamishri's chanting with the mala continues
19 of 51
Hundreds of devotees have filled the assembly hall...
20 of 51
... arriving early to secure a seat...
21 of 51
... eager to catch closer darshan of Swamishri
22 of 51
Others are sat in the adjacent gymnasium...
23 of 51
... while yet more watch on a large screen in the overflow marquee in the mandir grounds
24 of 51
6.16: Swamishri stands to perform his tapni mala
25 of 51
6.18am: Swamishri begins his pradakshinas
26 of 51
Swamishri completes six pradakshinas in total
27 of 51
6.21: Swamishri offers thal to Harikrishna Maharaj and the other murtis
28 of 51
6.27: Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara
29 of 51
6.30am: Swamishri concludes his puja by reading the Shikshapatri
30 of 51
6.34: As he completes his puja, Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
31 of 51
The devotees reciprocate with folded hands
32 of 51
6.39: Swamishri's hands are still folded
33 of 51
Children also fold their hands in return
34 of 51
Swamishri asks for the children to stand and come closer so he can greet them properly
35 of 51
Swamishri begins the chhavani by addressing the assembly himself
36 of 51
Swamishri rings the bell in honour of the resounding propagation of Akshar-Purushottam Darshan by Shastriji Maharaj, thus commencing the day's learning
37 of 51
Swamishri blesses the forthcoming English translation of
Likhitan Shastri Yagnapurushdas
, produced by BAPS yuvatis in the UK
38 of 51
Ishwarcharandas Swami introduces another forthcoming English publication,
Mahant Swami Maharaj: Episodes and Incidents from Yogiji Maharaj's Biography
39 of 51
In keeping with chhavani custom, haribhaktas were to enjoy 'Swaminarayan khichdi' for lunch
40 of 51
Swamishri helped prepare the khichdi in the morning, as mahaprasad for all the attendees
41 of 51
Swamishri also prepared khichdi for Thakorji...
42 of 51
... expertly adding all the ingredients in turn
43 of 51
Swamishri soon returned to the assembly hall, at 9am...
44 of 51
... listening attentively to the discourses by various learned swamis
45 of 51
At one point, Swamishri asked for the microphone, sharing his own reflections upon the on-going discourses
46 of 51
As devotees reconvened at 4pm, after lunch and a short break, Swamishri joined the discourses again...
47 of 51
... continuing to listen to the discourses on Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
48 of 51
In his concluding address, Swamishri read out a pledge to Akshar-Purushottam Darshan
49 of 51
Swamishri had spent a total of more than seven hours in the chhavani, and spoken four times
50 of 51
Swamishri concluded the chhavani with the arti of Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj
51 of 51
The day proved thoroughly enlightening for the thousands of attendees
For a full report with photos of the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan Chhavani, please click
here
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