Upcoming Events

Satsang Activities as of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Sharad Purnima is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu lunar month Ashwin, and honors the significant role of the moon in Hinduism. It is the birth anniversary of Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami, the first successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, and is a spiritually significant day for BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Join us in a celebration that includes special discourses and bhajans.

Growing up in a diverse continent like North America, children experience an array of cultures, languages, values, and beliefs. Amidst this, BAPS strives to preserve Hindu culture and Indian traditions abroad. BAPS endeavors to sustain the true essence of Hindu festivals by educating individuals, especially youth, on their religious significance. The festival of lights, Diwali, is an auspicious time of celebration for Hindus, rejoicing the historical return of Bhagwan Shri Ram from his exile from Ayodhya. Diwali is a time for families to come together and celebrate the values of camaraderie, respect and loyalty, and to renew efforts to remove ignorance through knowledge.

Kids Diwali Celebration - October 26 12:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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Firework Display  - October 26 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Diwali –one  of  the  most  auspicious  days  in  the  Hindu  calendar  will  be  celebrated  with  great devotion and splendor.On this day, business-owners close existing account books and open new ones in preparation for the year ahead. Devotees  alsotake stock of theirspiritual relationship with Bhagwan,  and  consider  any  progress  or  regress  they  have  made  in  the  year  past.The ceremony,  known  as Chopda  Pujan,will  take  place  in  the  evening.  Hundreds  of  new  account books –in  a  variety  of  paper  and  electronic  forms –aresanctified  through  the  showering  of flowers petals and rice grains amid the chanting of Vedic hymns and prayers.

The day following Diwali is the beginning of the Hindu New Year. The Hindu New Year is traditionally celebrated with the Annakut – literally meaning, a mountain of food. Every year thousands of vegetarian delicacies are offered in devotional gratitude for the past year and to seek blessings for the New Year ahead.  The Annakut offering includes snacks, sweets, pickles, spicy dishes, salads, fruit drinks and other items devotionally prepared by devotees. We cordially invite you for darshan of the Annakut with family and friends.

Grand Annakut Darshan - 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Diwali Sabha (In the presence of Pujya Swamis) - 4:30 PM