Atlanta
April 08, 2000. Thrilled devotees celebrated 220th Janmotsav of Lord Swaminarayan with devotion and jubilation on the theme of “Sahajanand Sukhdayi”. All the presentations focused on the “Sukh” – bliss given by Shreeji Maharaj to his devotees. Utsav murti of Shreeji Maharaj was decorated in a sinhasan depicting “divya sabhapati rai bethe”. Bal-Kishore-Yuvak wings organized the whole samaiyo. It started with a bang presentation on big screen depicting the time of 15 days after Shreeji Maharaj benefected to Akshardham. His major hairbhakots Dada Khachar, Mayaram bhatt, Saghram vaghari, Joban Pagi, Sura khachar, Samat Patel etc. trying to remember “sukh” given by Maharaj to all and how their bond with Maharaj became stronger and stronger day by day. Kishores depicted the “sukh” given by Maharaj to his bhaktos in Prasang varnan and there were four major samvaads depicting Samat Patel’s Samarpan, Transformation of Saghram Vaghari, Joban Pagi’s life and Sarva Jeev Hitavah. Saints delivered speeches on how the same “such” is experienced through Pramukh Swami Maharaj. The samaiyo climaxed with a dance performance to welcome Shri Harikrishna Maharaj. A special Medical camp was arranged by BAPS Medical for Vision screening and Glaucoma testing. Individuals sought free check up and counseling from famed eye surgeon Dr Willie Chen.