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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

5 Oct 2017, London, UK

Guruhari Darshan 5 Oct 2017 (15:55)

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Dev

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

The mahapuja commences early in preparation for today's diksha mahotsav in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj greets swamis with folded hands upon leaving his room

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri observes as swamis perform the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis

Swamishri observes a display depicting the holy raas between Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami, in celebration of today's Sharad Purnima festival

Swamishri takes a pair of sticks in his own hands

Swamishri plays raas with the swamis

Swamishri on his way to the assembly hall

Children await Swamishri's darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan as he passes

Swamishri commences his morning puja

Swamishri in his morning puja

Swamishri engrossed in meditative chanting

Swamis sing bhajans extolling Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri performs pradakshinas in his puja

Swamishri offers thal in his puja

Swamishri offers respect to the murtis in his puja

Swamishri pays his respects to the murti of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in his puja

Swamishri concludes his puja with the reading of the Shikshapatri

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri engages in the diksha ceremony of Diveshbhai Sadhak of Wellingborough, UK

The ordinand is accompanied by his brother

Family members of the new ordinand observe the ceremony

Family members of the new ordinand also participate in the ceremony

The diksha ceremony progresses with the pujan on the new ordinand

Swamishri watches on approvingly

The new ordinand receives a new janoi...

... also held by Swamishri

Swamishri blesses Diveshbhai with a new kanthi, symbolising a new birth in Satsang and the severing of old ties

Swamishri places a new pagh upon the new ordinand

Swamishri anoints the new ordinand with sandalwood paste (chandanni archa)

Swamishri imparts the guru mantra to the new ordinand, signifying the transition from a householder life to the monastic order

Swamishri names the new parshad, Punam Bhagat

Swamishri with newly ordained Punam Bhagat and his purvashram brother

During his vicharan of North America, Swamishri gave diksha to a further six youths who became parshads and one who became a sadhu

The newly ordained honour Swamishri with a thematic garland

Swamis and parshads rejoice before Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Family members of all swamis from the UK were also honoured in Swamishri's presence

Swamishri inaugurates a commemorative coin...

... in honour of Harikrishna Maharaj and memory of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs his afternoon walk in the assembly hall

Devotees deeply engrossed in Swamishri's walking darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's walking darshan

Swamishri performs the arti in the evening assembly

The assembly on the occasion of Sharad Purnima is in celebration of Gunatitanand Swami as the embodiment of Aksharbrahma

A multi-act drama based on the revelations of Aksharbrahma in the Upanishads ties together the programme...

... including addresses by senior swamis on Gunatitanand Swami as Aksharbrahma

Devotees also enacted inspiring episodes from the life of Gunatitanand Swami...

... and renderings of ancient debates

Youths perform a vibrant dance in celebration of Sharad Purnima

Devotees in the Sharad Purnima festival

Swamishri graces the assembly with his blessings

Swamis and parshads honour Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Swamishri with a grand garland of rosaries

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Dev

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

The mahapuja commences early in preparation for today's diksha mahotsav in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj greets swamis with folded hands upon leaving his room

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri observes as swamis perform the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis

Swamishri observes a display depicting the holy raas between Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami, in celebration of today's Sharad Purnima festival

Swamishri takes a pair of sticks in his own hands

Swamishri plays raas with the swamis

Swamishri on his way to the assembly hall

Children await Swamishri's darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan as he passes

Swamishri commences his morning puja

Swamishri in his morning puja

Swamishri engrossed in meditative chanting

Swamis sing bhajans extolling Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri performs pradakshinas in his puja

Swamishri offers thal in his puja

Swamishri offers respect to the murtis in his puja

Swamishri pays his respects to the murti of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in his puja

Swamishri concludes his puja with the reading of the Shikshapatri

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri engages in the diksha ceremony of Diveshbhai Sadhak of Wellingborough, UK

The ordinand is accompanied by his brother

Family members of the new ordinand observe the ceremony

Family members of the new ordinand also participate in the ceremony

The diksha ceremony progresses with the pujan on the new ordinand

Swamishri watches on approvingly

The new ordinand receives a new janoi...

... also held by Swamishri

Swamishri blesses Diveshbhai with a new kanthi, symbolising a new birth in Satsang and the severing of old ties

Swamishri places a new pagh upon the new ordinand

Swamishri anoints the new ordinand with sandalwood paste (chandanni archa)

Swamishri imparts the guru mantra to the new ordinand, signifying the transition from a householder life to the monastic order

Swamishri names the new parshad, Punam Bhagat

Swamishri with newly ordained Punam Bhagat and his purvashram brother

During his vicharan of North America, Swamishri gave diksha to a further six youths who became parshads and one who became a sadhu

The newly ordained honour Swamishri with a thematic garland

Swamis and parshads rejoice before Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Family members of all swamis from the UK were also honoured in Swamishri's presence

Swamishri inaugurates a commemorative coin...

... in honour of Harikrishna Maharaj and memory of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs his afternoon walk in the assembly hall

Devotees deeply engrossed in Swamishri's walking darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's walking darshan

Swamishri performs the arti in the evening assembly

The assembly on the occasion of Sharad Purnima is in celebration of Gunatitanand Swami as the embodiment of Aksharbrahma

A multi-act drama based on the revelations of Aksharbrahma in the Upanishads ties together the programme...

... including addresses by senior swamis on Gunatitanand Swami as Aksharbrahma

Devotees also enacted inspiring episodes from the life of Gunatitanand Swami...

... and renderings of ancient debates

Youths perform a vibrant dance in celebration of Sharad Purnima

Devotees in the Sharad Purnima festival

Swamishri graces the assembly with his blessings

Swamis and parshads honour Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Swamishri with a grand garland of rosaries

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

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