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HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Vicharan, Ahmedabad

16 Aug 2002 to 31 Aug 2002

16 to 31 August 2002

Kishor's Day ,Swamishri with kishores dressed as birds, with the wings in the backdrop symbolizing agna and upasana

Kishor's Day ,Kishores perform drama, 'Dharma Jyot', to show the importance of moral and spiritual commands

Kishor's Day ,'Laine dharma jyot ame vishva khundnar', kishores perform the torch-dance

Kishor's Day ,Swamishri blessed the assembly of over 10,000 kishores, kishoris and devotees

Kishor's Day ,Swamishri emphasized the need to obey moral commands for the benefit of one's ownself and to please God. Swamishri expressed his joy at the impressive Kishore Day drama presentation.

Kishor's Day ,Kishoris during the evening Kishore Day program

Children's Day,Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Children's Day,Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagwan Shri Sahajanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Children's Day,Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Children's Day,On Children's Day, children narrated an incident and spoke shlokas in Swamishri's puja

Children's Day,Balaks sing bhajans during puja

Children's Day,Swamishri in the evening Children's Day assembly

Children's Day,Balaks chant Vedic mantras of the Purush Sukta with the mudras

Children's Day,A balak shows an apple during the story about God's omnipresence

Children's Day,A boy enacts the story of the child who conquered his mind to offer a melon to Shriji Maharaj

Children's Day,The story of Nachiketa and Yamraj

Children's Day,Swamishri and the entire assembly of over 10,000 children and devotees chant the Swaminarayan mantra

Children's Day,the balaks too chant the rosary with Swamishri

Children's Day,Swamishri interacts with the children on stage during his blessings

Children's Day,Swamishri discourses to the assembly of children and devotees stressing the need to come to the mandir and study well at school

Children's Day,Assembly of children during Children's Day program

Rakshabandhan,Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev decorated for the festival of Rakshabandhan

Rakshabandhan,Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagwan Shri Sahajanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Rakshabandhan,Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Rakshabandhan,Sanctified rakhdis for distribution to the devotees

Rakshabandhan,Thakorji's darshan on Rakshabandhan day

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri performs arti of Thakorji placed in a hindolo made of rakhdis

Rakshabandhan,Over 400 Brahmin devotees change their 'janois' in the holy presence of Swamishri

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri blesses the Brahmins by showering flowers

Rakshabandhan, Utsav murti of Shriji Maharaj adorned in a majestic sinhasan

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja on Rakshabandhan day

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri ties a rakhdi to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Rakshabandhan,Balaks perform a folk dance during the Rakshabandhan assembly

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri humbly bows to the assembly after being honored with a garland of rakhdis

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri blesses the Rakshabandhan assembly saying that Shriji Maharaj protects His devotees from the cycle of life and death

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri sanctifies rakhdis to be tied on the wrists of devotees with a shower of petals

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri inaugurates an ayurvedic cough syrup produced by BAPS Swaminarayan Herbal Care

Rakshabandhan,Devotees file past as they do darshan and receive Swamishri's blessings after the Rakshabandhan assembly

Rakshabandhan,Pujya Doctor Swami, Ishwarcharan Swami, Viveksagar Swami and senior sadhus give the sanctified rakhdis to the devotees

Rakshabandhan,Some of the female devotees seated in the open assembly hall during the Rakshabandhan assembly

Rakshabandhan,Devotees enjoy the prasad served in the mandir precincts after the Rakshabandhan assembly

Rakshabandhan,On the evening of Rakshabandhan, Shri Narendrabhai Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, offers his respects to Swamishri during his visit to the Swaminarayan mandir

Rakshabandhan,Swamishri during the evening kirtan bhakti program by sadhus

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,The river Sabarmati replenished with the Narmada water

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,Swamishri at the banks of river Sabarmati prior to the ritual ceremony of worship

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,Swamishri and Chief Minister in the middle of the river Sabarmati with thousands of people watching the rituals from Vivekanand Bridge

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,While the Chief Minister holds the kalash containing the Narmada water, Swamishri performs the rituals of worship

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,The Chief Minister holds the sacred kalash while Swamishri is seated with folded hands during the Vedic ceremony

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,Pramukh Swami Maharaj gives an interview to 'Zee News' and 'Aaj Tak' TV channels

Narmada Pujan in River Sabarmati,Children offer reverence by setting afloat thousands of diva into the river Sabarmati

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha Krishna Dev

Aksharbrahma Shri Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagwan Shri Sahajanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engaged in Thakorji's darshan

Swamishri performs arti of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj placed in a hindolo and Thakorji

Swamishri engaged in Thakorji's darshan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj adorned on a swing during Swamishri's puja

Swamishri meditates in his puja

Swamishri says the rosary during his puja

Swamishri chants the Swaminarayan dhun after his puja and prays for the rains to shower abundantly in Gujarat and India

Swamishri bows to the devotees in the mandir precincts while returning to his residence after his puja

Swamishri initiates the security police into the Satsang-fold

Swamishri blesses an ailing boy

Pujya Doctor Swami delivered inspiring discourses in the evening assembly

Thereafter, the evening assembly was crowned with Swamishri's divine discourses

Bhagwan Swaminarayan beautifully decorated with a crown, earrings and necklaces

'Tamara mukhni lavanta mithi re Mohan Vanmali ...

Thakorji beautifully decorated for the Shangar arti

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

'Mane pyari lage murti tamari, Ghanshyamji ..

Swamishri performs arti of Thakorji placed in a hindolo

Swamishri bows before the shrines of Hanumanji and Ganapatiji

After Thakorji's darshan Swamishri bows to the devotees as he walks through the mandir precincts

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj with an umbrella to shelter Him from the rain

Swamishri engrossed in Shri Harikrishna Maharaj during his morning puja

The assembly of devotees during Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri on stage after his morning puja

Utsav murti - Bhagwan Swaminarayan - on stage

Utsav murti on a swing

Swamishri in a compassionate mood

Swamishri's spirited discourses charge the devotees with divine joy and inspiration

Shri Jagmohanji, Union Minister of Tourism, praises Akshardham monument and Swamishri's activities