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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

31 Oct 2024, Gondal, India

Diwali Celebration

Puja Darshan

Chopda Pujan

Diwali decorations

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gondal

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Yogi Smruti Mandir

Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Holy charanarvind of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

A swami lights Diwali diyas

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj reverentially touches a sacred stone sanctified by Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri amidst the Diwali rangoli

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of the Akshar Deri

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Brahmaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj

Swamishri in the mandir pradakshina

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri lights a Diwali lamp

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj in the Yogi Smruti Mandir

Swamishri applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamis sing kirtans in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala during his puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamis and devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri reverently touches his eyes after touching the holy feet of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly based on the lyrics of the kirtan 'Ej Diwali re Deha Manushyano re...'

Swamis sing the kirtan 'Ej Diwali re Deha Manushyano re...'

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamis and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri observes a rangoli

Devotees arrive for Chopda Pujan

Accounts books for Chopda Pujan

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami performs Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Dipvyapurush Swami applies a chandlo to Pujya Viveksagar Swami

Pujya Viveksagar Swami applies a chandlo to Dipvyapurush Swami

Dipvyapurush Swami applies a chandlo to a devotee

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Devotees during the mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Children participate in mahapuja rituals

Swamis and devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Divyapurush Swami performs pujan of accounts books

Swamishri arrives for the Chopda Pujan

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Swamishri sanctifies accounts books

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan arti

Swamishri offers mantra-pushpanjali

Swamishri blesses the Chopda Pujan assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the Chopda Pujan assembly

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Divyapurush Swami honors Swamishri with a garland

Pujya Viveksagar Swami showers sanctified rice grains on the accounts books

Swamishri arrives in the mandir grounds

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

A child welcomes Swamishri with lamps

Swamishri greets devotees

Swamishri in the mandir grounds

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri watches the fireworks

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri watches the fireworks

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri blesses all

Diwali fireworks show

Diwali decorations

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Gondal

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Yogi Smruti Mandir

Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Holy charanarvind of Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

A swami lights Diwali diyas

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj reverentially touches a sacred stone sanctified by Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri amidst the Diwali rangoli

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of the Akshar Deri

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Brahmaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj

Swamishri in the mandir pradakshina

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri lights a Diwali lamp

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj and Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj in the Yogi Smruti Mandir

Swamishri applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamis sing kirtans in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala during his puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamis and devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri reverently touches his eyes after touching the holy feet of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly based on the lyrics of the kirtan 'Ej Diwali re Deha Manushyano re...'

Swamis sing the kirtan 'Ej Diwali re Deha Manushyano re...'

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamis and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri observes a rangoli

Devotees arrive for Chopda Pujan

Accounts books for Chopda Pujan

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami performs Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Dipvyapurush Swami applies a chandlo to Pujya Viveksagar Swami

Pujya Viveksagar Swami applies a chandlo to Dipvyapurush Swami

Dipvyapurush Swami applies a chandlo to a devotee

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Devotees during the mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Children participate in mahapuja rituals

Swamis and devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Devotees participate in mahapuja rituals

Divyapurush Swami performs pujan of accounts books

Swamishri arrives for the Chopda Pujan

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Swamishri sanctifies accounts books

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan arti

Swamishri offers mantra-pushpanjali

Swamishri blesses the Chopda Pujan assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the Chopda Pujan assembly

Swamishri performs the Chopda Pujan mahapuja rituals

Divyapurush Swami honors Swamishri with a garland

Pujya Viveksagar Swami showers sanctified rice grains on the accounts books

Swamishri arrives in the mandir grounds

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

A child welcomes Swamishri with lamps

Swamishri greets devotees

Swamishri in the mandir grounds

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri watches the fireworks

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri watches the fireworks

Diwali fireworks show

Swamishri blesses all

Diwali fireworks show

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