This year’s Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Navmi celebrations highlighted the sympathetic virtues of Bhagwan that propel Him to answer every earnest prayer of His resolute followers.

This year’s Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Navmi celebrations highlighted the sympathetic virtues of Bhagwan that propel Him to answer every earnest prayer of His resolute followers.

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Birmingham.

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Coventry

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Preston

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Southend-on-Sea

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Wellingborough

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Center, South East London

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Center, East London.

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Lisbon

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Center, Milan.

Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm at the BAPS Center, Paris.

The celebration assembly featured traditional dances, kirtans, speeches and video presentations based on the inspirational lives of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Bhagwan Ram.

The festivals of Swaminarayan Jayanti and Rama Navmi were celebrated through an enlightening two-day production over the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012 at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London.

The auspicious occasion of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan's 231st Jayanti was celebrated with great fanfare by the women’s wing at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 31 March, 2012.

Murti Pratistha celebrations took place in Bharatnagar (Surat district), Gujarat. The festivities took place on 27th and 28th March 2012, in the presence of Pujya Mahant Swami.

The Murti-Pratishtha Ceremony was performed on 24 March 2012 by Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami, in the presence of guests and worshippers from across Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia.

The entire village of Sarangpur vibrated with expectation and enthusiasm as over 100,000 devotees from throughout India and abroad gathered for the grand Pushpadolotsav Celebration in the divine presence of Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Sarangpur Mandir overflowed with enthusiasm and celebration as sadhus gathered for the rangotsav, in Pramukh Swami Maharaj's presence.

The evening began with the eloquent singing of bhajans by kishores and yuvaks. A wonderfully insightful sketch followed, illustrating the opinions and thoughts of Bhagatji Maharaj from different individuals from his era – which exemplified the qualities he possessed, such as tolerance, humility, faith, and respect for God and his guru.