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Swaminarayan Mahamantra Bicentenary Celebration

9 Jan 2002

A stage view of the audience gathered for the main evening celebration

Youths perform a traditional welcome-dance

Swamishri with senior sadhus, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendrabhai Modi, and dignitaries on stage

Chief Minister, Shri Narendrabhai Modi, on stage listening to a summary of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha's Earthquake Rehabilitation Work

Swamishri listens attentively to the proceedings of the main evening celebrations

Senior sadhus seated on stage

As part of the handing over ceremony of BAPS earthquake rehabilitation work in 9 villages and 43 schools, Swamishri presents a model home to the Chief Minister of Gujarat

Chief Minister, Shri Narendrabhai Modi, addresses the Swaminarayan Mahamantra Bicentenary assembly

Youths perform a lively, entertaining dance based on a specially composed Swaminarayan mahamantra bhajan

Scenes from the short skits (Shitaldas, Khimo Suthar and Naja Jogia) depict the glory of the Swaminarayan mahamantra during the main evening assembly

Pujya Doctor Swami addresses the assembly

Swamishri inaugurates the new English translation of the Vachanamrut

Swamishri chant the Swaminarayan mahamantra, praying for world peace and harmony

Swamishri blesses the assembly

A close-up of Swamishri on one of the two large 55x40 ft screens

Swamishri perform arti of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Everyone joins in to perform mass arti at the end of the evening celebrations