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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

14 Feb 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Consecration Ceremony (15:32)

BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi at dawn

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj commences his morning puja by applying a chandlo to his forehead

Swamishri meditates during his morning puja

Swamishri performing his puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja

Swamishri engrossed in his puja on the day of the Mandir's inauguration

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

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

Swamishri adding roses to the sanctified water

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri on his way to the Mandir for the murti pratishtha ceremony

Swamishri arrives in the mandir for the murti pratishtha ceremony

Brahmaviharidas Swami performs the pujan of Swamishri ahead of the murti pratishtha ceremony

Swamishri about to commence the consecration ceremony of the murtis

Swamishri engrossed in the consecration ceremony of the murtis

Swamishri performs the murti pratishtha ceremony, infusing the sacred images with the divine presence of God

Swamishri infusing the sacred images with the divine presence of God

Swamishri ritually releasing the divine vision of God from the murtis

Swamishri reflecting the divine vision of God from the murtis

Swamishri greets devotees of all ages with folded hands

Swamishri greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri blesses the occasion with his prayers for everyone's safety, health, prosperity and progress

Swamishri with folded hands after being honoured with a decorative garland

Swamishri blesses Brahmaviharidas Swami with a garland

Swamishri performs the inaugural arti of the newly consecrated murtis

Swamishri performing the inaugural arti at BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Swamishri and senior swamis before the central shrine of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri concludes the murti pratishtha for the abhishek murti of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

For more details and photos of the Consecration Ceremony, please click here

Swamishri on his way from the Mandir

Swamishri graces the devotees in the assembly hall who had been watching the live broadcast of the consecration ceremony

Swamishri on his way to greet devotees in another overflow seating area

Swamishri blessing devotees with samip darshan

Swamishri meeting devotees

In the afternoon, Swamishri waits atop the Mandir as the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, arrives for the Dedication Assembly

Prime Minister Modi bows to Swamishri in humble greetiing

Prime Minister honours Swamishri with a garland of fresh flowers

Swamishri with Prime Minister Modi and Brahmaviharidas Swami at the Mandir's entrance

Swamishri and the Prime Minister share a light moment

Swamishri and Prime Minister Modi untie the nadachhadi, symbolically opening the Mandir

Prime Minister Modi bows to Swamishri again

Prime Minister Modi embraces Swamishri

Prime Minister Modi with Swamishri

Swamishri applies a chandlo to Prime Minister Modi

Swamishri performs the arti with Prime Minister Modi and others

Swamishri listens intently on his way to the assembly hall

Swamishri presides over the Dedication Assembly flanked by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and the Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence for the UAE, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

Swamishri joins Prime Minister Modi and Sheikh Nahyan in singing the national anthems of India and the UAE

Swamishri presents a memento to the Indian Prime Minister

Swamishri presents a memento to the UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri presides over the Dedication Assembly

More photos to follow in a separate news report

Swamishri with Prime Minister Modi and Sheikh Nahyan before they take leave from the Mandir

BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi at night