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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

15 Feb 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Guruhari Ashirwad, 15 Feb 2024 (Morning)

Guruhari Ashirwad, 15 Feb 2024 (Evening)

The BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Parabrahma Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj arrives in the mandir for darshan

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamis join in the morning arti

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri accepts the blessings from the arti

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shastriji Maharaj

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis with folded hands

Swamis engrossed in the darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses a swami

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri interacts with swamis on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying sandalwood paste for the tilak

Swamishri applies a chandlo to his forehead

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri meditates in his puja

Swamishri meditating in his puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri's puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri's puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Youths sing kirtans while Swamishri performs his puja

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

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 Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri listens attentively to the children's recital

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Devotees of all ages reciprocate with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri listens to children saying a prayer about the future of the new mandir

Swamishri listens to children's prayer

Swamishri delivers the morning discourse

Swamishri engrossed in delivering the morning discourse

Swamishri blesses pens for students about to commence their exams

Swamishri presides over the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses offerings from a well-wisher in Turkey

Swamishri accepts a devotional offering from children

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the evening assembly

Ahead of the formal assembly, Swamishri engages in friendly dialogue with esteemed leaders and representatives of the world's major religions

Brahmaviharidas Swami introduces the religious leaders to Swamishri

Swamishri listens with folded hands as Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, offers his respect and appreciation for the BAPS Hindu Mandir

Swamishri presides over the evening assembly dedicated to interfaith harmony as leaders of world's major religions convene

Swamishri listens as His Excellency Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Cultural Affairs in the UAE and Religious Advisor to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, conducts the proceedings of the assembly

Swamishri is flanked by Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, President of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha from Haridwar, India, and His Excellency Dr Abdulrahman Alzaid, Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim World League from Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Members of various faiths have joined the assembly

Swamishri applauds a speaker in the assembly

Called upon by a speaker, the audience accord Swamishri a standing ovation in appreciation for his global work of interfaith harmony

Swamishri delivers his blessings and teachings about interfaith harmony

His Excellency Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar for the Catholic Vicarite of Southern Arabia, greets Swamishri to offer his respect

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, the Founder President & Spiritual Director of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre in Ladakh, India, honours Swamishri with a saffron scarf

His Holiness Sri Satguru Uday Singh Ji, Spiritual Leader of the Namdhari community, honours Swamishri with a shawl and folded hands

Swamishri greets devotees and volunteers as he departs the assembly

The BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Parabrahma Purushottam Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj arrives in the mandir for darshan

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamis join in the morning arti

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri accepts the blessings from the arti

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shastriji Maharaj

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis with folded hands

Swamis engrossed in the darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses a swami

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri interacts with swamis on his way to his morning puja

Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying sandalwood paste for the tilak

Swamishri applies a chandlo to his forehead

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri meditates in his puja

Swamishri meditating in his puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri's puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri's puja

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja

Youths sing kirtans while Swamishri performs his puja

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

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 Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri listens attentively to the children's recital

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Devotees of all ages reciprocate with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri listens to children saying a prayer about the future of the new mandir

Swamishri listens to children's prayer

Swamishri delivers the morning discourse

Swamishri engrossed in delivering the morning discourse

Swamishri blesses pens for students about to commence their exams

Swamishri presides over the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses offerings from a well-wisher in Turkey

Swamishri accepts a devotional offering from children

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the evening assembly

Ahead of the formal assembly, Swamishri engages in friendly dialogue with esteemed leaders and representatives of the world's major religions

Brahmaviharidas Swami introduces the religious leaders to Swamishri

Swamishri listens with folded hands as Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, offers his respect and appreciation for the BAPS Hindu Mandir

Swamishri presides over the evening assembly dedicated to interfaith harmony as leaders of world's major religions convene

Members of various faiths have joined the assembly

Swamishri applauds a speaker in the assembly

Called upon by a speaker, the audience accord Swamishri a standing ovation in appreciation for his global work of interfaith harmony

Swamishri delivers his blessings and teachings about interfaith harmony

His Excellency Bishop Paolo Martinelli, the Apostolic Vicar for the Catholic Vicarite of Southern Arabia, greets Swamishri to offer his respect

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena, the Founder President & Spiritual Director of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre in Ladakh, India, honours Swamishri with a saffron scarf

His Holiness Sri Satguru Uday Singh Ji, Spiritual Leader of the Namdhari community, honours Swamishri with a shawl and folded hands

Swamishri greets devotees and volunteers as he departs the assembly

The BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

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