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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

20 Oct 2017, London, UK

Guruhari Darshan 20 Oct 2017 (Hindu New Year Morning)

Guruhari Darshan 20 Oct 2017 (Hindu New Year Annakut)

New Year's Day Ashirwad (Morning)

New Year's Day Ashirwad (Noon)

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj emerges from his room with folded hands

Swamishri lights a divo...

... to inaugurate the Hindu New Year celebrations

Swamishri honours the mahapuja with flower petals

Swamishri arrives in the abhishek mandap

Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri places flower petals at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamis participate in the morning arti

Swamishri inquires about the murtis' adornments

Swamishri proceeds to exit the upper sanctum

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the assembly hall

Devotees and volunteers await Swamishri's darshan with folded hands

Atmaswarupdas Swami begins the morning with scriptural discourses

Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri commences his morning puja

Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja

Devotees sing and perform a series of choral prayers in keeping with the Hindu New Year festivities

Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja

Swamishri in his morning puja

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Devotees from all over the world have convened for Swamishri's darshan and blessings on this auspicious day

Swamishri performs tapni mala

Swamishri performs pradakshinas

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis in his puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri in conclusion to his puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri

Swamishri closely observes the murti on the cover

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri bows to ensure he reaches everyone with folded hands

Devotees greet Swamishri with folded hands

Swamishri graces the morning assembly with his blessings for the new year

'We are eternally indebted to Maharaj [Bhagwan Swaminarayan] and the Gurus for gracing us with this divine Satsang.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj

'Seeing divinity in all is the highest form of seva.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj

Swamishri exhorted the assembly to introspect in the new year and spend more time engaged in devotional activities, to make them an integral part of daily life

To view the complete morning blessings, please click <a href="https://youtu.be/ZxXvQHHRUF8" target="blank" style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue;">here</a>

To view the complete morning blessings, please click here

Swamishri is honoured with a garland of fresh flowers

Swamishri accepts the honour with folded hands

Swamishri departs the hall greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri visits the gymnasium to see the decorative annakut offerings

Swamishri observes an edible model of London's iconic Tower Bridge created from various cereals

Swamishri observes a decorative cake for the annakut

Swamishri observes an intricately carved watermelon for the annakut

Swamishri observes various decorative annakut offerings

Swamishri closely observes an intricately decorated offering for the annakut

Swamishri helps assemble a multi-tier cake for the annakut

Swamishri observes the annakut offerings

Swamishri completes a decorative offering for the annakut

Swamishri listens attentively to the annakut preparations

Swamishri blesses the volunteers

Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds

Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors in the 'Diwali Village' marquee

Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors

Swamishri greets young volunteers serving in the shoe racks

Swamishri arrives in the mandir's upper sanctum again

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands

Swamishri joins in the annakut thal

Devotees participate in the annakut thal

Devotees from all over the world participate in the annakut thal

Swamishri participates in offering the annakut thal

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal

Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja

Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis

The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, participates in the arti of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri visits all the shrines to have darshan of each annakut offering

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to the Guru Parampara

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri joins the annakut thal in the Haveli assembly hall

Youths sing the annakut thal

Devotees participate in the annakut thal

Swamishri performs the annakut arti

Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly

Swamishri blesses The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha

The High Commissioner of India to the UK addresses the assembly, commending the contribution of the BAPS community to the Indian diaspora in Britain

Swamishri graces the assembly with blessings for the Hindu New Year

Swamishri prays for peace, success, harmony and righteous prosperity in the world

Swamishri commends the annakut offering as an outcome of unity, selfless devotion and seeing the good in each other

To view the complete mid-morning blessings, please click <a href="https://youtu.be/2ESnZFgqf80" target="blank" style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue;">here</a>

To view the complete mid-morning blessings, please click here

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj amidst the grand annakut offering

Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands

Devotees rejoice at Swamishri's darshan

The grand annakut offering at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj emerges from his room with folded hands

Swamishri lights a divo...

... to inaugurate the Hindu New Year celebrations

Swamishri honours the mahapuja with flower petals

Swamishri arrives in the abhishek mandap

Swamishri performs pradakshinas of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of the Guru Parampara

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri places flower petals at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri performs the arti of the central shrine murtis

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamis participate in the morning arti

Swamishri inquires about the murtis' adornments

Swamishri proceeds to exit the upper sanctum

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands on his way to the assembly hall

Devotees and volunteers await Swamishri's darshan with folded hands

Atmaswarupdas Swami begins the morning with scriptural discourses

Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri commences his morning puja

Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja

Devotees sing and perform a series of choral prayers in keeping with the Hindu New Year festivities

Swamishri engrossed in his morning puja

Swamishri in his morning puja

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Devotees from all over the world have convened for Swamishri's darshan and blessings on this auspicious day

Swamishri performs tapni mala

Swamishri performs pradakshinas

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis in his puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri in conclusion to his puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri

Swamishri closely observes the murti on the cover

Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands

Swamishri bows to ensure he reaches everyone with folded hands

Devotees greet Swamishri with folded hands

Swamishri graces the morning assembly with his blessings for the new year

'We are eternally indebted to Maharaj [Bhagwan Swaminarayan] and the Gurus for gracing us with this divine Satsang.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj

'Seeing divinity in all is the highest form of seva.' - Mahant Swami Maharaj

Swamishri exhorted the assembly to introspect in the new year and spend more time engaged in devotional activities, to make them an integral part of daily life

To view the complete morning blessings, please click here

Swamishri is honoured with a garland of fresh flowers

Swamishri accepts the honour with folded hands

Swamishri departs the hall greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri visits the gymnasium to see the decorative annakut offerings

Swamishri observes an edible model of London's iconic Tower Bridge created from various cereals

Swamishri observes a decorative cake for the annakut

Swamishri observes an intricately carved watermelon for the annakut

Swamishri observes various decorative annakut offerings

Swamishri closely observes an intricately decorated offering for the annakut

Swamishri helps assemble a multi-tier cake for the annakut

Swamishri observes the annakut offerings

Swamishri completes a decorative offering for the annakut

Swamishri listens attentively to the annakut preparations

Swamishri blesses the volunteers

Swamishri on his way to visit the 'Diwali Village' in The Swaminarayan School grounds

Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors in the 'Diwali Village' marquee

Swamishri meets volunteers serving the visitors

Swamishri greets young volunteers serving in the shoe racks

Swamishri arrives in the mandir's upper sanctum again

Swamishri greets devotees with folded hands

Swamishri joins in the annakut thal

Devotees participate in the annakut thal

Devotees from all over the world participate in the annakut thal

Swamishri participates in offering the annakut thal

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut thal

Swamishri performs the Govardhan Puja

Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti of the central shrine murtis

The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, participates in the arti of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri visits all the shrines to have darshan of each annakut offering

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to the Guru Parampara

Swamishri engrossed in the annakut offering to Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri joins the annakut thal in the Haveli assembly hall

Youths sing the annakut thal

Devotees participate in the annakut thal

Swamishri performs the annakut arti

Swamishri presides over the main annakut assembly

Swamishri blesses The High Commissioner of India to the UK, His Excellency Y.K. Sinha

The High Commissioner of India to the UK addresses the assembly, commending the contribution of the BAPS community to the Indian diaspora in Britain

Swamishri graces the assembly with blessings for the Hindu New Year

Swamishri prays for peace, success, harmony and righteous prosperity in the world

Swamishri commends the annakut offering as an outcome of unity, selfless devotion and seeing the good in each other

To view the complete mid-morning blessings, please click here

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj amidst the grand annakut offering

Swamishri departs the annakut assembly with folded hands

Devotees rejoice at Swamishri's darshan

The grand annakut offering at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

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