Three days of celebrations marked the murti-pratishtha mahotsav for the new BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, built over the birthplace of Pragat Brahmaswarup Mahant Swami Maharaj.
On the evening of 18 August, BAPS sadhus performed a program of devotional bhajans. On 19 August, a special assembly took place in which the lives and works of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj and Pragat Brahmaswarup Mahant Swami Maharaj were depicted through various presentations.
On the morning of 20 August, Pujya Viveksagar Swami performed the Vedic murti-pratishtha ceremony of the new mandir in the presence of revered mahatmas, dignitaries and over 1,000 devotees from throughout Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and other places.