St. Louis
March, 31,2001 people gathered to rejoice in this major Hindu festival. Balaks and Kishores presented speeches, bhajans, dances and multi-media. A speech on “Laxman Rekha”(code of conduct) and why it is importance to obey our scriptures was inspiring. The reason for Lord Swaminarayan to incarnate on this earth was explained in details. The drama of “Abhesang Baapu”, narrated the anti-addiction work of Lord Swaminarayan. At the end, bal mandal rocked cradle of the Lord while Kishores sang and did raas for this occasion.