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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

14 May 2023, London, UK

Guruhari Ashirwad, 14 May 2023 Morning (11:34)

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis with folded hands

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri blesses youths on his way to his morning puja

Devotees seated in overflow areas doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri blesses volunteers from various departments before his morning puja

Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo

Swamishri meditates in his puja

Swamishri meditating in his morning puja

Swamishri performing his puja

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Volunteers from various departments sing kirtans in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja

A volunteer offers a prayer related to seva in Swamishri's puja

Volunteers from various departments offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja

Volunteers from various departments sing kirtans in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Swamishri offers thal to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara

A child leads everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri greets the volunteers and devotees with folded hands

Devotees respond with folded hands

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri blesses senior volunteers as they participate in the inauguration ceremony of Karyakar Din

Swamishri blesses senior volunteers as they each place the name of their centre on a decorative tree

Swamishri completes the decorative tree by adding the images of Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan...

...and Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri interacts with the audience by describing the bliss of satsang as sweet as a kesar mango if one sees only the good in others

Tyagprakashdas Swami and Yogikirtandas Swami present Swamishri with a decorative shawl reiterating the theme of Karyakar Din, '<i>Mare Banvu Chhe Upasak Karyakar'</i>, based on a letter written by Swamishri

Tyagprakashdas Swami and Yogikirtandas Swami present Swamishri with a decorative shawl reiterating the theme of Karyakar Din, 'Mare Banvu Chhe Upasak Karyakar', based on a letter written by Swamishri

Swamishri inaugurates 'Karyakar Din' by lighting the traditional lamp

Senior volunteers join Swamishri in lighting traditional lamps to ceremonially inaugurate Karyakar Din

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri outlines the ideal virtues of an 'upasak karyakar'

Swamishri blessing the morning assembly

Swamishri inaugurates a diary for children to write their memories with Swamishri

Swamishri inaugurates the audiobook of <a href='https://www.baps.org/News/2023/HH-Mahant-Swami-Maharaj-inaugurates-the-audiobook-of-In-Love-At-Ease-23542.aspx' target='blank' style='text-decoration:underline; color:blue;'>“In Love, At Ease'</a>

Swamishri inaugurates the audiobook of “In Love, At Ease'

Swamishri interacts with the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly

Swamishri interacting with the swamis and sadhaks in the afternoon

Swamishri shares a light moment with the swamis and sadhaks

Swamishri blesses a decorative offering from the mahilas

Anandswarupdas Swami delivers a discourse in the evening assembly

Swamishri arrives in the evening assembly

Swamishri is welcomed by a devotional performance

Swamishri listens attentively to the performer as he outlines the theme of the <a href='https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Mare-Banvu-Chhe-Upasak-Karyakar--Karyakar-Din-23543.aspx' target='blank' style='text-decoration:underline; color:blue;' >Karyakar Din</a> programme

Swamishri listens attentively to the performer as he outlines the theme of the Karyakar Din programme

Swamishri greeting senior volunteers with folded hands

The senior volunteers offer flower petals to Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Swamishri in appreciation for the seva they have blessed them with

Devotees engrossed in the evening assembly

Devotees listen attentively to the assembly

Swamishri listens to a skit performance

Swamishri listens attentively to the skit

Swamishri interacts with the narrator

Swamishri performing the evening arti

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Devotees in the assembly all join in offering the evening arti

Devotees join in the evening arti

A child joins the evening arti

Swamishri watches the skit

A narrator outlines some of the challenges they face as volunteers

Swamishri interacts with the narrator

Swamishri watches the skit as it highlights satsang virtues essential to performing one's seva

Swamishri watches the skit

Devotees enjoy the assembly with Swamishri

Swamishri interacts with the volunteers in a thematic game

The volunteers participating in the game attempt to guess public responses

Swamishri interacts with the volunteers

The participants enjoy the live interaction with Swamishri

Swamishri interacts with the participants as a part of the insightful game

Swamishri listens intently to the karyakars' questions

When asked, 'How do we always remain stable?', Swamishri reads out his written response...

...in which he reiterates Bhagwan Swaminarayan as the all-doer and that whatever he does, is always for our best

Swamishri leads the assembly of karyakars in a pledge to serve sincerely and humbly

The volunteers follow Swamishri's lead in taking a pledge to serve sincerely and humbly

A volunteer thanks Swamishri for his spiritual guidance and prays for his continuous inspiration

Children and devotees fold hands as Swamishri departs the assembly hall <br>To learn more about Karyakar Din, please click <a href='https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Mare-Banvu-Chhe-Upasak-Karyakar--Karyakar-Din-23543.aspx' target='blank' style='text-decoration:underline; color:blue;'>here</a>

Children and devotees fold hands as Swamishri departs the assembly hall
To learn more about Karyakar Din, please click here

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis with folded hands

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri blesses youths on his way to his morning puja

Devotees seated in overflow areas doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri blesses volunteers from various departments before his morning puja

Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo

Swamishri meditates in his puja

Swamishri meditating in his morning puja

Swamishri performing his puja

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Volunteers from various departments sing kirtans in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja

A volunteer offers a prayer related to seva in Swamishri's puja

Volunteers from various departments offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja

Volunteers from various departments sing kirtans in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Swamishri offers thal to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara

A child leads everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri greets the volunteers and devotees with folded hands

Devotees respond with folded hands

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri blesses senior volunteers as they participate in the inauguration ceremony of Karyakar Din

Swamishri blesses senior volunteers as they each place the name of their centre on a decorative tree

Swamishri completes the decorative tree by adding the images of Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan...

...and Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri interacts with the audience by describing the bliss of satsang as sweet as a kesar mango if one sees only the good in others

Swamishri inaugurates 'Karyakar Din' by lighting the traditional lamp

Senior volunteers join Swamishri in lighting traditional lamps to ceremonially inaugurate Karyakar Din

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri outlines the ideal virtues of an 'upasak karyakar'

Swamishri blessing the morning assembly

Swamishri inaugurates a diary for children to write their memories with Swamishri

Swamishri inaugurates the audiobook of “In Love, At Ease'

Swamishri interacts with the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly

Swamishri interacting with the swamis and sadhaks in the afternoon

Swamishri shares a light moment with the swamis and sadhaks

Swamishri blesses a decorative offering from the mahilas

Anandswarupdas Swami delivers a discourse in the evening assembly

Swamishri arrives in the evening assembly

Swamishri is welcomed by a devotional performance

Swamishri listens attentively to the performer as he outlines the theme of the Karyakar Din programme

Swamishri greeting senior volunteers with folded hands

The senior volunteers offer flower petals to Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Swamishri in appreciation for the seva they have blessed them with

Devotees engrossed in the evening assembly

Devotees listen attentively to the assembly

Swamishri listens to a skit performance

Swamishri listens attentively to the skit

Swamishri interacts with the narrator

Swamishri performing the evening arti

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Devotees in the assembly all join in offering the evening arti

Devotees join in the evening arti

A child joins the evening arti

Swamishri watches the skit

A narrator outlines some of the challenges they face as volunteers

Swamishri interacts with the narrator

Swamishri watches the skit as it highlights satsang virtues essential to performing one's seva

Swamishri watches the skit

Devotees enjoy the assembly with Swamishri

Swamishri interacts with the volunteers in a thematic game

The volunteers participating in the game attempt to guess public responses

Swamishri interacts with the volunteers

The participants enjoy the live interaction with Swamishri

Swamishri interacts with the participants as a part of the insightful game

Swamishri listens intently to the karyakars' questions

When asked, 'How do we always remain stable?', Swamishri reads out his written response...

...in which he reiterates Bhagwan Swaminarayan as the all-doer and that whatever he does, is always for our best

Swamishri leads the assembly of karyakars in a pledge to serve sincerely and humbly

The volunteers follow Swamishri's lead in taking a pledge to serve sincerely and humbly

A volunteer thanks Swamishri for his spiritual guidance and prays for his continuous inspiration

Children and devotees fold hands as Swamishri departs the assembly hall
To learn more about Karyakar Din, please click here

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