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Pushpadolotsav celebration with Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Sarangpur, India

7 Mar 2004

Pushpadolotsav

Devotees arriving for Pushpadolotsav celebration

Swamishri's Utaara - 'Sarvasva'

Swamishri engaged in darshan at Yogiji Maharaj's room prior to his morning puja

Darshan at Shastrji Maharaj's room

Swamishri performing shangar arti of Thakorji who is adorned for the Rangotsav celebration, at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur

Swamishri engaged in Thakorji's darshan

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj, Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj, Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj, Shri Dharmadev & Bhaktimata

Offers prostrations to Thakorji

Swamishri blessing youths

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

Engaged in darshan of Shastriji Mahara

After having darshan in Rang Mandap

Swamishri performs a pradakshina of the charnarvind shrine on the ground of Yagnapurush Smruti Mandir

Charnarvind of Shriji Maharaj

Shri Yagnapurush Smruti Mandir

Swamishri arrives at the Yagnapurush Smruti Mandir

Darshan of Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj in the Smruti Mandir

Performs pradakshina of the Smurti Mandir

The life-like festival stage represents a natural farm and garden - Yagnapurush Fulvadi

Swamishri during his morning puja

Swamishri applies the tilak and chandlo

The massive assembly hall built for the celebration

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's puja darshan

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj adorned for the event

Swamishri reading Janmangal Namavali

Pujya Brahmavihari Swami addresses the assembly from the podium

Pujya Viveksagar Swami elaborates upon the significance and glory of Pushpadolotsav

(L to R) Pujya Balmukand Swami, Pujya Doctor Swami, Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami

(L to R) Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami, Pujya Kothari Swami, Pujya Mahant Swami

A view of Swamishri and sadguru sadhus on the stage

Maharaj adorned for the celebration

Swamishri giving darshan...

...to tens of thousands of devotees

Pujya Doctor Swami emphasizing the importance of remaining steadfast in our materialistic society

To mark the occasion, BAPS has launched a new program to promote the use of motorcycle helmets. Swamishri inaugurated a helmet and handed helmets to BAPS volunteers

Also, Swamishri blesses balaks who made outstanding achievements in recitations of Vachanamrut, Swamini Vato, shloks and kirtans under the occassion of Goldern Anniversary Celebration of BAPS Children's Forum

Swamishri releases the Marathi version of Margadarshika

Blesses a devotee police officer who has won the Presidential Award

Swamishri blesses the festival congregation

Sadhus listen to Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri blesses the festival congregation

Devotees listen to Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri blesses the festival congregation

Devotees listen to Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri performs pujan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri sprinkles colored water on Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj sprays colored water

Swamishri begins the traditional spraying of water on devotee as they file pass

The crowd joyously moves forward to be drenched with the colored, holy water by Swamishri

'Vartal gam fulvadiye re hindolo amba ni dal...' sadhus singing devotional songs

Swamishri blesses everyone, to his left, below and to his right

Devotees and sadhus euphorically raise their hands as they are blessed with fragrant holy water

Sadhus enjoy the divine experience of being drenched with the holy water sprayed by Swamishri

Sadhus and devotees absorbed in the shower of holy water sprayed by Swamishri

After nearly 2 hours of spraying colored, holy water on every devotee present, Swamishri takes leave

Plan for the assembly hall (sabha mandap)

Model of main festival stage

Sadhus discuss while the framework of bamboos came up for the assembly hall

A sadhu with the plan of assembly hall

The giant kitchen pots readied for preparation of lunch for the festival

Stacks of sweet items for the festival day

Car parked on festival day