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Pushpadolotsav (Fuldol), Sarangpur, India

18 Mar 2003

Pushpadolotsav (Fuldol), Sarangpur, India

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and deities gorgeously attired for the festival

Sukh Shaiya

Shri Gunatitanand Swami, Shri Sahajanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami adorned for the festival of colors

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj adorned for the event

(L to R) Shri Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj, Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj, Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Dharmadev and Bhaktimata

At 7.00 a.m. Swamishri comes out from his room, humbly bowing to all as he goes towards the Yagnapurush Smruti Mandir

Swamishri bows with reverence to Shastriji Maharaj

Darshan of Shri Shastriji Maharaj in the Smruti Mandir

Swamishri performs a pradakshina at the Smruti Mandir

Touches the holy charnarvind on the shrine - the spot where Shastriji Maharaj passed away in the Rang Mandap

Swamishri being taken up the mandir steps

Engrossed in Thakorji's darshan

Swamishri engaged in darshan of Thakorji in central shrine

Swamishri with folded hands before the murtis of Dharmakul in the last shrine

Offers prostrations to Thakorji

Swamishri converses with youths

Descending the mandir steps

The superb festival stage decoration displayed Shriji Maharaj and the paramhansas engaged in a festival of colors on clouds

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj adorned for the event

Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri with folded hands says the 'ahavan mantra'

Swamishri applies the tilak and chandlo

Chants the Swaminarayan mahamantra

'Hori aiyi re aiyi re hori aiyi ...' sadhus sing festive bhajans during Swamishri's morning puja

The festival backdrop with a scene showing Shriji Maharaj celebrating Pushpadolotsav with paramhansas

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's puja darshan

Sadhus during Swamishri's puja

Devotees responding to Swamishri's gesture of bowing after the puja

Pujya Atmaswarup Swami speaks about the glory of Swamishri's work in transforming and enriching the lives of youths

Pujya Viveksagar Swami elaborates upon the significance and glory of Pushpadolotsav

Pujya Doctor Swami emphasizes the need to rise higher and further in Satsang

Swamishri arrives again in the main assembly

... and becomes engrossed in writing letters

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami announces the Golden Jubilee Celebration of BAPS Bal Mandal

Balaks present an auspicious kumbha to Swamishri who then launches the Golden Jubilee Celebration

Balaks tell Swamishri to bless them so that they can spread the message of Akshar and Purushottam throughout the world

Balaks sing and dance with flags and banners during the kick-off ceremony

Pujya Mahant Swami addresses the assembly with the message to purify one's devotion to Maharaj and Swami

The festival stage

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami sings 'Yogi avo te rang mane shid lagadyo ...'

Swamishri blesses the festival congregation

Devotees listen to Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri performs pujan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj with gulal and flowers

Swamishri sprinkles colored water on Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj being showered with colored water

Swamishri sprays the sanctified colored water on the distinguished guests

'Vartal gaam fulvadiye re hindolo ambani daal ...' sadhus happily sing the bhajan

Devotees ecstatically raise their hands and dance to be blessed with the shower of holy, colored wate

Swamishri drenches the joyous devotees in a shower of holy, colored water

Devotees euphorically raise their hands holding plastic bags and bottles to collect and be blessed with the holy, colored water

Swamishri happily directs a water spray on the sadhus

Swamishri 'colors' the senior sadhus

Swamishri happily directs a water spray on the sadhus

Swamishri drenches the senior sadhus

Swamishri directs the water spray on senior sadhus

A parshad dances while being sprayed with water

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami sings on stage

joy and desire of all sadhus Swamishri aims the water-spray on them

The senior sadhus pour colored water on Swamishri

Swamishri is seen drenched in colored water while leaving the festival ground

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and deities gorgeously attired for the festival

Sukh Shaiya

Shri Gunatitanand Swami, Shri Sahajanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami adorned for the festival of colors

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj adorned for the event

(L to R) Shri Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj, Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj, Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Dharmadev and Bhaktimata

At 7.00 a.m. Swamishri comes out from his room, humbly bowing to all as he goes towards the Yagnapurush Smruti Mandir

Swamishri bows with reverence to Shastriji Maharaj

Darshan of Shri Shastriji Maharaj in the Smruti Mandir

Swamishri performs a pradakshina at the Smruti Mandir

Touches the holy charnarvind on the shrine - the spot where Shastriji Maharaj passed away in the Rang Mandap

Swamishri being taken up the mandir steps

Engrossed in Thakorji's darshan

Swamishri engaged in darshan of Thakorji in central shrine

Swamishri with folded hands before the murtis of Dharmakul in the last shrine

Offers prostrations to Thakorji

Swamishri converses with youths

Descending the mandir steps

The superb festival stage decoration displayed Shriji Maharaj and the paramhansas engaged in a festival of colors on clouds

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj adorned for the event

Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri with folded hands says the 'ahavan mantra'

Swamishri applies the tilak and chandlo

Chants the Swaminarayan mahamantra

'Hori aiyi re aiyi re hori aiyi ...' sadhus sing festive bhajans during Swamishri's morning puja

The festival backdrop with a scene showing Shriji Maharaj celebrating Pushpadolotsav with paramhansas

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's puja darshan

Sadhus during Swamishri's puja

Devotees responding to Swamishri's gesture of bowing after the puja

Pujya Atmaswarup Swami speaks about the glory of Swamishri's work in transforming and enriching the lives of youths

Pujya Viveksagar Swami elaborates upon the significance and glory of Pushpadolotsav

Pujya Doctor Swami emphasizes the need to rise higher and further in Satsang

Swamishri arrives again in the main assembly

... and becomes engrossed in writing letters

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami announces the Golden Jubilee Celebration of BAPS Bal Mandal

Balaks present an auspicious kumbha to Swamishri who then launches the Golden Jubilee Celebration

Balaks tell Swamishri to bless them so that they can spread the message of Akshar and Purushottam throughout the world

Balaks sing and dance with flags and banners during the kick-off ceremony

Pujya Mahant Swami addresses the assembly with the message to purify one's devotion to Maharaj and Swami

The festival stage

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami sings 'Yogi avo te rang mane shid lagadyo ...'

Swamishri blesses the festival congregation

Devotees listen to Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri performs pujan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj with gulal and flowers

Swamishri sprinkles colored water on Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj being showered with colored water

Swamishri sprays the sanctified colored water on the distinguished guests

'Vartal gaam fulvadiye re hindolo ambani daal ...' sadhus happily sing the bhajan

Devotees ecstatically raise their hands and dance to be blessed with the shower of holy, colored wate

Swamishri drenches the joyous devotees in a shower of holy, colored water

Devotees euphorically raise their hands holding plastic bags and bottles to collect and be blessed with the holy, colored water

Swamishri happily directs a water spray on the sadhus

Swamishri 'colors' the senior sadhus

Swamishri happily directs a water spray on the sadhus

Swamishri drenches the senior sadhus

Swamishri directs the water spray on senior sadhus

A parshad dances while being sprayed with water

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami sings on stage

joy and desire of all sadhus Swamishri aims the water-spray on them

The senior sadhus pour colored water on Swamishri

Swamishri is seen drenched in colored water while leaving the festival ground