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HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Vicharan, Bochasan, Bharuch, Surat

6 Dec 2001 to 11 Dec 2001

Swamishri meets the devotees after Thakorji's darshan at the Hari mandir, Bharuch

Swamishri performs puja on his 81st birthday according to the English calendar

Swamishri after his puja

Senior sadhus offer a garland to Swamishri

Swamishri humbly accepts the garland

Swamishri on an observation tour of the completed shikharbaddh mandir

Midway, on the steps, Swamishri discusses about the mandir

Swamishri personally observes the pradakshina around the mandir

Murti of Nikanth Varni in memory of His visit to Bharuch in 1789 (Samvat 1855)

Murti pratishtha rituals by Swamishri

Swamishri invokes Shriji Maharaj into the murti

Swamishri performs Abhishek

Swamishri performs the first panchamrut abhishek of Nilkanth Varni

. performs the pratishtha arti

Annakut before Nilkanth Varni and Swamishri's murti has been installed in the background

Swamishri's murti after being installed with vedic rites in the Rang Mandap

Swamishri observes the murtis to be installed in the mandir sanctum

Kishores perform a folk dance on Swamishri's birthday celebration

Folk dance by kishores

kishores with Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

The holy feet of Swamishri

... blesses the assembly in his divine mood

The 5-shikhar mandir is captured by night

Swamishri humbly bows and gestures to the assembly after his morning puja

Yagna Mandap: Around 250 yagna pits 2,500 couples were engaged in the yagna rituals

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj during the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the murti pratishtha yagna rituals

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Brahmin pundits chant the vedic mantras during the yagna rituals

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri holds the auspicious pot and shrifal during the rituals

Shri Sita Ram Dev and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Swamishri bathes Thakorji with panchamrut and water

performs the arti

Swamishri applies kumkum and rice grains as part of the pujan rituals to Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

.Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Shiv Parvatiji

Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Swamishri blesses the yagna assembly

Swamishri happily blesses all by showering rice grains

'Akshar Band' of Nadiad leads the procession on the streets of Bharuch

Sadhus chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Youths perform the traditional raas

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj in a decorated float

School boys from different schools

Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Shri Ganeshji in a decorated float

Tribal devotees perform a traditional dance

Shri Shastriji Maharaj and Shri Yogiji Maharaj in a decorated float

Another tribal group of devotees during the procession

Youths and devotees chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Donned in colorful saries ladies carry auspicious pots and sing bhajans

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev in a decorated float

Beautifully decorated floats of the procession

Swamishri sings the evening arti and ashtaks

Swamishri asks the youths from abroad about the nagar yatra

After performing his morning puja, Swamishri blesses the balaks who had pilgrimaged on foot

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Swamishri inaugurates the mandir main gate with vedic rites

Swamishri ascends the mandir steps

Devotees engaged in the partishtha rituals beneath the mandir dome

Swamishri performs the pratishtha rituals, invoking Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

performs the pratishtha rituals

Swamishri holds the mirror before the deities

Performs pujan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Performs pujan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

performs pujan of Shastriji Maharaj

performs pujan of Yogiji Maharaj

After performing the pratishtha of Shri Sita Ram Dev, Swamishri arrives towards another shrine ...

performs pratishtha of Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Shri Ganeshji

While Thakorji is being adorned, Swamishri and devotees chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Annakut is offered before the fully adorned murtis of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Shastriji Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Yogiji Maharaj

Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Ganeshji

Devotees and participants during the pratishtha beneath the mandir dome

Shri Sita Ram Dev and Hanumanji

Lighting the arti

Swamishri performs the first arti of the consecrated murtis

Swamishri performs the ritual bathing (abhishek) of Shri Nilkanth Varni in the Rang Mandap

engages in darshan at close quarters

The consecrated Shri Swaminarayan Mandir with lush green lawns and flowers

Swamishri proceeds towards the assembly after concluding the pratishtha rituals

Different parts of the mandir show the excellent craftsmanship and beauty of ancient Indian architecture

Perspectives of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir ,The mandir's aesthetic profile and divinity inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj

The main pratishtha assembly

Thakorji on stage

Swamishri, senior sadhus and dignitaries on the main stage

The sadhus of Bharuch who had persevered in the mandir project garland Swamishri

Swamishri during the assembly

Senior sadhus garland Swamishri

The kishores of Bharuch perform an impressive 'Mandir' dance

Swamishri blesses the assembly emphasizing the need of mandirs for inner peace and character-building

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Sadhus entertain Swamishri and receive his blessings

Swamishri in the mandir pradakshina

Swamishri observes the beautiful murti of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri after Thakorji's darshan

Temporary assembly hall on the mandir grounds

Swamishri addresses the devotees from neighboring villages

Bal karyakars perform a puppet show before Swamishri

The broad and beautiful mandir pradakshina

Swamishri in a humble posture prior to his departure from Bharuch

blesses the Kothari of the mandir - Abhayaswarup Swami

The beautiful and impressive mandir

Swamishri meets the devotees after Thakorji's darshan at the Hari mandir, Bharuch

Swamishri performs puja on his 81st birthday according to the English calendar

Swamishri after his puja

Senior sadhus offer a garland to Swamishri

Swamishri humbly accepts the garland

Swamishri on an observation tour of the completed shikharbaddh mandir

Midway, on the steps, Swamishri discusses about the mandir

Swamishri personally observes the pradakshina around the mandir

Murti of Nikanth Varni in memory of His visit to Bharuch in 1789 (Samvat 1855)

Murti pratishtha rituals by Swamishri

Swamishri invokes Shriji Maharaj into the murti

Swamishri performs Abhishek

Swamishri performs the first panchamrut abhishek of Nilkanth Varni

. performs the pratishtha arti

Annakut before Nilkanth Varni and Swamishri's murti has been installed in the background

Swamishri's murti after being installed with vedic rites in the Rang Mandap

Swamishri observes the murtis to be installed in the mandir sanctum

Kishores perform a folk dance on Swamishri's birthday celebration

Folk dance by kishores

kishores with Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the assembly

The holy feet of Swamishri

... blesses the assembly in his divine mood

The 5-shikhar mandir is captured by night

Swamishri humbly bows and gestures to the assembly after his morning puja

Yagna Mandap: Around 250 yagna pits 2,500 couples were engaged in the yagna rituals

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj during the yagna rituals

Swamishri performs the murti pratishtha yagna rituals

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Brahmin pundits chant the vedic mantras during the yagna rituals

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri holds the auspicious pot and shrifal during the rituals

Shri Sita Ram Dev and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Swamishri bathes Thakorji with panchamrut and water

performs the arti

Swamishri applies kumkum and rice grains as part of the pujan rituals to Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

.Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Shiv Parvatiji

Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Swamishri blesses the yagna assembly

Swamishri happily blesses all by showering rice grains

'Akshar Band' of Nadiad leads the procession on the streets of Bharuch

Sadhus chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Youths perform the traditional raas

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj in a decorated float

School boys from different schools

Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Shri Ganeshji in a decorated float

Tribal devotees perform a traditional dance

Shri Shastriji Maharaj and Shri Yogiji Maharaj in a decorated float

Another tribal group of devotees during the procession

Youths and devotees chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Donned in colorful saries ladies carry auspicious pots and sing bhajans

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev in a decorated float

Beautifully decorated floats of the procession

Swamishri sings the evening arti and ashtaks

Swamishri asks the youths from abroad about the nagar yatra

After performing his morning puja, Swamishri blesses the balaks who had pilgrimaged on foot

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Swamishri inaugurates the mandir main gate with vedic rites

Swamishri ascends the mandir steps

Devotees engaged in the partishtha rituals beneath the mandir dome

Swamishri performs the pratishtha rituals, invoking Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

performs the pratishtha rituals

Swamishri holds the mirror before the deities

Performs pujan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Performs pujan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

performs pujan of Shastriji Maharaj

performs pujan of Yogiji Maharaj

After performing the pratishtha of Shri Sita Ram Dev, Swamishri arrives towards another shrine ...

performs pratishtha of Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Shri Ganeshji

While Thakorji is being adorned, Swamishri and devotees chant the Swaminarayan dhun

Annakut is offered before the fully adorned murtis of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Shastriji Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Yogiji Maharaj

Shri Shiv Parvatiji and Ganeshji

Devotees and participants during the pratishtha beneath the mandir dome

Shri Sita Ram Dev and Hanumanji

Lighting the arti

Swamishri performs the first arti of the consecrated murtis

Swamishri performs the ritual bathing (abhishek) of Shri Nilkanth Varni in the Rang Mandap

engages in darshan at close quarters

The consecrated Shri Swaminarayan Mandir with lush green lawns and flowers

Swamishri proceeds towards the assembly after concluding the pratishtha rituals

Different parts of the mandir show the excellent craftsmanship and beauty of ancient Indian architecture

Perspectives of Shri Swaminarayan Mandir ,The mandir's aesthetic profile and divinity inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj

The main pratishtha assembly

Thakorji on stage

Swamishri, senior sadhus and dignitaries on the main stage

The sadhus of Bharuch who had persevered in the mandir project garland Swamishri

Swamishri during the assembly

Senior sadhus garland Swamishri

The kishores of Bharuch perform an impressive 'Mandir' dance

Swamishri blesses the assembly emphasizing the need of mandirs for inner peace and character-building

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Shri Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Sadhus entertain Swamishri and receive his blessings

Swamishri in the mandir pradakshina

Swamishri observes the beautiful murti of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri after Thakorji's darshan

Temporary assembly hall on the mandir grounds

Swamishri addresses the devotees from neighboring villages

Bal karyakars perform a puppet show before Swamishri

The broad and beautiful mandir pradakshina

Swamishri in a humble posture prior to his departure from Bharuch

blesses the Kothari of the mandir - Abhayaswarup Swami

The beautiful and impressive mandir