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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Minneapolis cordially invites you, your family, and your friends to the Diwali (Sharda (Chopda) Pujan) Celebration.

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 also take stock of their spiritual 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 – are sanctified through the showering of flower petals and rice grains amid the chanting of Vedic hymns and prayers.

Mahaparasad (dinner) will be served.

Date: 20th October

Chopda Pujan Time: 6:00 pm

Arti Time: 6:45 pm

Location: BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir,

2300 Freeway Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

The day following Diwali is traditionally celebrated with the Annakut – 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 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 the darshan of the Annakut with family and friends.

Mahaparasad (dinner) will be served.

Date: 21st October

Time: 11:30 am to 7:00 pm (Thaal at 11:30 am, Arti every hour)

Location: BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir,

2300 Freeway Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430