The blue lighting of India’s monuments commenced at Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi to mark World Diabetes Day. Swaminarayan Akshardham's blue lighting initiated India’s participation for the third time in the Blue Monument Lighting Challenge, thus supporting the global campaign for diabetes awareness.

Pujan of the Murtis was performed in Swaminarayan Akshardham on the morning of November 6, 2012.

The Premier of the State of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, the Hon. Barry O’Farrell visited Swaminarayan Akshardham.

The pink lighting of the Swaminarayan Akshardham Mandir in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Day was seen by thousands of supporters and visitors. BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has been supporting Cancer Awareness worldwide, along with many other humanitarian causes.

Thousands of devotees thronged amid the bright morning sun to the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Shahibaug to celebrate the Jal Jhilani festival in the presence of guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj and senior sadhus.

As part of the year-long BAPS Youth Activities' 60th anniversary celebrations, 800 selected youths in 200 groups visited 200 villages throughout Gujarat to strengthen the values of satsang among the resident devotees and villagers.

Around 100 teachers from BAPS schools in Raisan, Vadodara, Silvassa, Valsad, Nagpur and Mt. Abu attended the 6th Teachers Training Conference held at the BAPS Swaminarayan Vidyamandir in Raisan, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Thousands of yuvaks at over 400 BAPS youth centers throughout Gujarat and Mumbai participated in the annual Shravan month parayans between 20 July and 17 August 2012.

President of India, Her Excellency Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Visits Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi.

A grand Guru Purnima Celebration was held in the presence of HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad.

BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Kolkata, organised a magnificent Rath Yatra Utsav. This year’s rath yatra had the added attraction of BAPS youths playing a 15 piece Scottish Bagpiper Band. Thousands joined together to pull the huge 35 feet high rath on its journey through the city.

The sun-soaked, summer morning of 8 June 2012 was historic. More than 3,500 youths were attired in white (boys) and pink (girls) dress codes and seated on the sacred grounds of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur.

On 27th May, 2012, a medico-spiritual conference was organised by BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Rajkot.

To commemorate the 62nd Pramukh Varni Din, sadhus pilgrimaged by foot from the BAPS Mandir in Shahibaug to the sacred Ambli Vali Pol Mandir.

Inspired by H.H. Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the BAPS Yogiji Maharaj Hospital, Ahmedabad, was inaugurated on Thursday, 17 May 2012, on the occasion of Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj’s 120th birthday celebration.

On 13th April, 2012, Param Pujya Swamishri sanctified the Murtis in Sarangpur, Gujarat. These murtis were then consecrated in the mandir at Borivali by Pujya Bhaktipriya Swami (Pujya Kothari Swami) on 29th April, 2012.

The 50th Patotsav (anniversary of murti-pratishtha) and Mahayagna celebration, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

On the 26th of April 2012, Murti Pratistha festival was celebrated in Jamlapada (Dang district), in Gujarat.

Hindu shastras describe nine forms of bhakti to God, known as navdha bhakti. One of these is archanam, which involves offering worship to the murti of God using various puja materials, such as, sandalwood paste (chandan), kumkum (vermilion powder), rice grains, flowers and leaves of holy plants like tulsi, bilva and ankado. Offering devotion in this way brings a devotee closer to God.

Hindu shastras describe nine forms of bhakti to God, known as navdha bhakti. One of these is archanam, which involves offering worship to the murti of God using various puja materials, such as, sandalwood paste (chandan), kumkum (vermilion powder), rice grains, flowers and leaves of holy plants like tulsi, bilva and ankado. Offering devotion in this way brings a devotee closer to God.