On 11 September 2020, over 2,000 BAPS families throughout Australia & New Zealand, celebrated Swamishri’s 87th birthday as per the Vikram Samvat tithi (Bhadarva vad 9) in their homes by decorating their ghar mandir. All family members gathered at their ghar mandir to devoutly offer an annakut and perform the arti.
Also, as a tribute to Swamishri on his birthday, the families recited the Gujarati text and Sanskrit verses of the Satsang Diksha shastra at their homes.