Travels
  • India: Over 133 city, town and village visits.
  • England: London, Manchester, Ashton, Preston, Leicester, Nottingham, Center Parcs, Birmingham, Wellingborough, Arthlingborough.
  • France: Paris
  • Portugal: Lisbon
  • Canada: Toronto
  • USA: Fall River, Providence, Edison, Augusta, Atlanta, Jackson, Perry, Charlotte, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Jose, Midland, Dallas, Birmingham, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Miami, Clifton, Jersey City, Atlantic City, Detroit, Plymouth City, Cleveland, Munster, Chicag
 
Murti Pratishthas
 
  Date Place
Shikharbaddh Mandir:
1
03 Dec 2000 Anand
Hari Mandirs:
1
01 Jan 2000 Chennai
2
03 Jan 2000 Pondicherry
3
18 Jan 2000 Kanisa
4
22 Jan 2000 Samarkha
5
23 Jan 2000 Saiyadpura
6
24 Jan 2000 Fulnagar
7
24 Jan 2000 Boriavi
8
25 Jan 2000 Bedva
9
26 Jan 2000 Sarsa
10
27 Jan 2000 Lingda
11
29 Jan 2000 Navakhal
12
30 Jan 2000 Munjalpur (Vadodara)
13
02 Feb 2000 Karakhdi
14
02 Feb 2000 Tithor
15
04 Feb 2000 Nahar
16
17 Feb 2000 Sunav
17
03 Mar 2000 Bhuvaldi
18
07 Mar 2000 Kishorepura
19
09 Mar 2000 Himmatpura
20
01 Oct 2000 Boynton Beach
21
07 Oct 2000 Clifton
22
09 Oct 2000 Jersey City
23
29 Oct 2000 Bartlett, Chicago
24
06 May 2000 Sultanabad(Dumas)
25
16 Nov 2000 Bhayandar, Mumbai
26
22 Nov 2000 Nerul
In addition, during December, due to Swamishri's ill health, 8 Hari mandirs were inaugurated by sadguru saints.
Punah Murti Pratishtha (Rededication):
1
06 Apr 2000 Botad
2
27 Apr 2000 Vadu
3
25 Jul 2000 Fall River
4
29 Jul 2000 Edison
5
31 Jul 2000 Augusta
6
09 Aug 2000 Jackson
7
19 Aug 2000 Washington DC
8
20 Aug 2000 Philadelphia
9
06 Sep 2000 San Antonio
10
21 Sep 2000 Dallas
11
23 Sep 2000 Birmingham, Alabama
12
18 Oct 2000 Cleveland
Opening of Sanskardhams - Satsang Bhuvans:
1
31 Jan 2000 Shiyabaug (Vadodara)
2
31 Jan 2000 Vadi (Vadodara)
3
07 Feb 2000 Race Course (Vadodara)
4
07 Feb 2000 Rajpath (Vadodara)
5
14 Feb 2000 Old Padra Road (Vadodara)
6
18 Mar 2000 Bhoyan Rathod's Paru
7
03 May 2000 Bhandut
8
17 Jun 2000 Lisbon, Portugal
 
Dikshas
  Date Place
Parshadi
Bhagvati
Total
1
31 May 2000 Amdavad
18
4
22
2
28 Oct 2000 Bartlett, Chicago
2
 
2
3
05 Nov 2000 London
4
 
4
4
30 Nov 2000 Vidyanagar
2
21
23
  Total  
26
25
51
 
Major Celebrations
 
Special Highlights
 
Inaugurations and Ceremonies
 
  • Bhumi Pujan for new mandirs at Bangalore (5 Jan 2000); Atlanta (6 Aug 2000); Perry (12 Aug 2000); Portland (17 Sep 2000); Tampa (24 Sep 2000)
  • Foundation-stone laying ceremonies for new mandirs at Undel (10 Jan 2000); Boynton Beach (2 Oct 2000); Atlantic City (10 Oct 2000); Detroit (15 Oct 2000)
  • Shilanyas ceremonies at Jambusar (3 Feb 2000); Toronto (23 Jul 2000); Houston (3 Sep 2000); Akshardham, New Delhi (8 Nov 2000)
  • Inauguration of new complex, Amdavad mandir (24 Feb 2000)
  • Foundation-stone laying ceremony of Pramukh Swami General Hospital, Surat (2 May 2000)
  • Opening of BAPS-run Pramukh Swami Hospital, Dabhoi (25 May 2000)
  • Foundation-stone ceremony for BAPS-run Pramukh Swami Computer Institute, Bakrol (Vidyanagar) (30 May 2000)
  • Opening of Swaminarayan Chowk, Amdavad (5 Jun 2000)
 

Honours and Awards

  Date Award Place
1
23 Jul 2000 Key to the City Toronto
2
03 Aug 2000 Key to the City Clarkston, Atlanta
3
08 Aug 2000 Key to the City Jackson
4
13 Aug 2000 Key to the City Matthews Town, Charlotte
5
01 Sep 2000 Key to the City Houston
6
08 Sep 2000 Key to the City Linwood, Los Angeles
7
17 Sep 2000 Key to the City County of Santa, Clara
8
19 Sep 2000 Key to the City Midland
9
21 Sep 2000 Key to the City Dallas
10
22 Sep 2000 Key to the City Birmingham
11
24 Sep 2000 Key to the City Tampa
12
02 Oct 2000 Key to the City Boynton Beach
13
30 Jul 2000 Honorary Citizen Augusta
14
04 Aug 2000 Honorary Citizen Georgia State
15
01 Sep 2000 Honorary Citizen Houston
16
19 Aug 2000 Citation of Honor Prince Georges County, Washington DC
17
20 Aug 2000 Citation of Honor Philadelphia
18
13 Aug 2000 Citation of Honor Los Angeles
19
16 Aug 2000 Citation of Honor Milpitas, San Jose
20
02 Jul 2000 Dream Realized Atlanta
21
04 Jul 2000 Goodwill Ambassador Georgia State
22
13 Oct 2000 Person of the Century Kiwanees International Club, Edison, New Jersey
23
16 Nov 2000 Gujarat Gaurav Bruhad Mumbai Gujarati Samaj, Mumbai
24
08 Jul 2000 Guiness Book of World Records London

 


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