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08 May 2023
HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan
8 May 2023, London, UK
16:52
Guruhari Darshan, 8 May 2023, Prapti Din (Kirtan Aradhana)
23:11
Guruhari Darshan, 8 May 2023, ‘Prapti Din’ Sankirtan
14:26
Guruhari Ashirwad, 8 May 2023 Morning
8:19
Guruhari Ashirwad, 8 May 2023 Evening
Dawn breaks over BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami
Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj
Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj
Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
Swamishri performs the morning arti in the central shrine
Swamishri performing the morning arti
Swamishri performing morning arti
Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan
Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis in the upper sanctum
Swamis and sadhaks engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni
As part of 'Education Day', Swamishri blesses the names of kishores and kishoris who will be commencing their exams
Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja
Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja
Swamishri blesses volunteers on his way to his morning puja
Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying a tilak-chandlo to his forehead
Swamis sing a kirtan in Swamishri's puja
Children recite scriptural passages as Swamishri performs his puja
Swamishri meditates during his morning puja
Swamishri listens attentively to the children and youths as he performs his puja
A youth recites scriptural passages as Swamishri performs his puja
Youths offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's morning puja
Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja
Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Swamishri listens as a youth narrates the situation for kishores and kishores as exams approach
Swamishri addresses the morning assembly with blessings for students about to commence their exams
A youth ask another question to Swamishri
Swamishri responds to the question with empathy, love and wisdom
Swamishri addressing the morning assembly
Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
Swamis present to Swamishri a decorative shawl with logos of universities attended by kishores and kishoris
Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl
Swamishri sanctifies pens for the students who will soon be giving their exams
Swamishri indicates what students can write as they begin their exams
Swamishri sanctifies rose petals for the students
Swamishri delivers a discourse to the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly
Swamishri engrossed in delivering the afternoon discourse
Swamishri observes a portrait of Bhagwan Swaminarayan...
...made from thousands of coloured beads
Swamishri arrives in the assembly and performs the evening arti
Swamishri performing the evening arti of Harikrishna Maharaj and Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj
The evening assembly had begun earlier with a series of kirtans performed by swamis and youths from around the UK and Europe on the theme of 'Prapti'
‘The Big Help Out’ was a national volunteering initiative marking the final day of celebrations of HM King Charles III’s coronation
Dr Nirav Amin, a BAPS volunteer, presents a brief overview of how Neasden Temple and BAPS Charities participated in ‘The Big Help Out’
To learn more, please click
here
Dr Rakesh Patel reports on the day's free medical health screening for the local community and the ongoing focus on public healthcare
Dr Neil Soneji explains the partnership with NSPCC, one of the UK’s leading children’s charities, to train volunteers and parents about child safety
As the kirtan aradhana resumes, a youth expands upon the theme of the following kirtan,
“Ānand āpyo ati ghano re; ā samāmā albel, Purushottam pragati re”
Swamishri listens attentively to the kirtan being performed by the swamis and youths
A youth expands upon the meaning of the kirtan's lyrics –
“Vidh-vidh thayā vadhāmanā re”
– and the interaction to follow
Aksharviharidas Swami performs Thakorji's pujan and applies archa on Swamishri's forehead
Yogvivekdas Swami honours Swamishri with a rose garland
“Sarvenā Swāmi Shri Hari re...”
Swamishri and Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj preside over the kirtan aradhana assembly
Devotees offer gifts to Thakorji and Swamishri as swamis continue the lyrics of welcome and praise
Swamishri reads a prayer from a devotee offered within the kalash
“Kalash chadhāvyo kalyānno re”
“Sahunā mastak par mod...”
Swamishri enjoying the kirtan and the profound spiritual meaning of its lyrics
“Swāminārāyan nāmno re,...”
“...shakko besāriyo āp”
“Nirbheni nobato vāgiyo re,...”
“…maliyā Mohanrāy”
Swamishri blesses the assembly by singing a kirtan himself
“Mane pragat malyā Purushottam āj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
The devotees' joy is uncontainable as they give a standing ovation to Swamishri after his kirtan
Swamishri humbly accepts everyone's applause and cheers with folded hands
Swamishri gestures to the assembly to return to their seats
Swamishri proceeds to elaborate upon each line of the kirtan in his blessings...
...interspersed by the swamis' singing
“Mārā sarva janamnā sariyā kāj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
“Ā deh dharyo Swāmi-Shrijine kāj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
“Prabhu pragatne kef rākhi āj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
Devotees remain engrossed in the kirtan bhakti
Devotees remain engrossed in the kirtan bhakti
Swamis conclude the kirtan bhakti with a climactic medley of kirtans, dohas and sakhis
Swamishri further charges the atmosphere by donning the garland again and playing the kartals to the accompaniment of the kirtans
Swamishri expertly plays the kartals to the beat of the kirtans
Swamishri's involvement brings the musical assembly to a devotional climax
By divine coincidence, it was on the same day – 8 May – exactly 19 years ago, in 2004, that Pramukh Swami Maharaj had also played the kartals in a kirtan aradhana from the same stage at London Mandir
See photo gallery
here
Swamishri's participation has the assembly enthralled
Devotees clap along to the kirtans engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
Devotees enjoying the kirtan bhakti and Swamishri's darshan
Devotees enjoying the kirtan bhakti
Swamishri clapping along to the concluding sakhis
Devotees joyously cheer every gesture from Swamishri
Youths are enthralled and elated with Swamishri's enthusiastic participation in the kirtan bhakti
Devotees cheer every line of the concluding sakhis
Children enjoy the kirtan bhakti and Swamishri's darshan
Young children enjoying the kirtan bhakti
Swamishri responds to the audience's elation with folded hands
Swamishri points to Thakorji as the source of all bliss and values in response to the final lyrics of the sakhi
Swamishri appreciates the swamis and youths who performed the kirtan aradhana
Swamishri departs the assembly leaving everyone spiritually charged in a state of devotional ecstasy
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Dawn breaks over BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London
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Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami
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Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
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Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan
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Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj
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Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj
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Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj
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Swamishri performs the morning arti in the central shrine
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Swamishri performing the morning arti
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Swamishri performing morning arti
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Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan
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Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis in the upper sanctum
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Swamis and sadhaks engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni
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As part of 'Education Day', Swamishri blesses the names of kishores and kishoris who will be commencing their exams
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Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja
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Swamishri blesses young devotees on his way to his morning puja
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Swamishri blesses volunteers on his way to his morning puja
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Swamishri commences his morning puja by applying a tilak-chandlo to his forehead
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Swamis sing a kirtan in Swamishri's puja
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Children recite scriptural passages as Swamishri performs his puja
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Swamishri meditates during his morning puja
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Swamishri listens attentively to the children and youths as he performs his puja
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A youth recites scriptural passages as Swamishri performs his puja
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Youths offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's morning puja
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Swamishri turns the mala as he remains engrossed in his puja
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Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha
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Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
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Swamishri greets everyone with folded hands
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Swamishri listens as a youth narrates the situation for kishores and kishores as exams approach
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Swamishri addresses the morning assembly with blessings for students about to commence their exams
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A youth ask another question to Swamishri
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Swamishri responds to the question with empathy, love and wisdom
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Swamishri addressing the morning assembly
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Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's blessings
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Swamis present to Swamishri a decorative shawl with logos of universities attended by kishores and kishoris
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Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl
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Swamishri sanctifies pens for the students who will soon be giving their exams
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Swamishri indicates what students can write as they begin their exams
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Swamishri sanctifies rose petals for the students
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Swamishri delivers a discourse to the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly
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Swamishri engrossed in delivering the afternoon discourse
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Swamishri observes a portrait of Bhagwan Swaminarayan...
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...made from thousands of coloured beads
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Swamishri arrives in the assembly and performs the evening arti
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Swamishri performing the evening arti of Harikrishna Maharaj and Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj
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The evening assembly had begun earlier with a series of kirtans performed by swamis and youths from around the UK and Europe on the theme of 'Prapti'
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‘The Big Help Out’ was a national volunteering initiative marking the final day of celebrations of HM King Charles III’s coronation
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Dr Nirav Amin, a BAPS volunteer, presents a brief overview of how Neasden Temple and BAPS Charities participated in ‘The Big Help Out’
To learn more, please click
here
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Dr Rakesh Patel reports on the day's free medical health screening for the local community and the ongoing focus on public healthcare
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Dr Neil Soneji explains the partnership with NSPCC, one of the UK’s leading children’s charities, to train volunteers and parents about child safety
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As the kirtan aradhana resumes, a youth expands upon the theme of the following kirtan,
“Ānand āpyo ati ghano re; ā samāmā albel, Purushottam pragati re”
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Swamishri listens attentively to the kirtan being performed by the swamis and youths
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A youth expands upon the meaning of the kirtan's lyrics –
“Vidh-vidh thayā vadhāmanā re”
– and the interaction to follow
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Aksharviharidas Swami performs Thakorji's pujan and applies archa on Swamishri's forehead
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Yogvivekdas Swami honours Swamishri with a rose garland
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“Sarvenā Swāmi Shri Hari re...”
Swamishri and Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj preside over the kirtan aradhana assembly
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Devotees offer gifts to Thakorji and Swamishri as swamis continue the lyrics of welcome and praise
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Swamishri reads a prayer from a devotee offered within the kalash
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“Kalash chadhāvyo kalyānno re”
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“Sahunā mastak par mod...”
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Swamishri enjoying the kirtan and the profound spiritual meaning of its lyrics
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“Swāminārāyan nāmno re,...”
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“...shakko besāriyo āp”
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“Nirbheni nobato vāgiyo re,...”
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“…maliyā Mohanrāy”
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Swamishri blesses the assembly by singing a kirtan himself
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“Mane pragat malyā Purushottam āj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
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The devotees' joy is uncontainable as they give a standing ovation to Swamishri after his kirtan
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Swamishri humbly accepts everyone's applause and cheers with folded hands
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Swamishri gestures to the assembly to return to their seats
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Swamishri proceeds to elaborate upon each line of the kirtan in his blessings...
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...interspersed by the swamis' singing
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“Mārā sarva janamnā sariyā kāj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
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“Ā deh dharyo Swāmi-Shrijine kāj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
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“Prabhu pragatne kef rākhi āj, ānand antar chhāi rahyo”
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Devotees remain engrossed in the kirtan bhakti
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Devotees remain engrossed in the kirtan bhakti
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Swamis conclude the kirtan bhakti with a climactic medley of kirtans, dohas and sakhis
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Swamishri further charges the atmosphere by donning the garland again and playing the kartals to the accompaniment of the kirtans
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Swamishri expertly plays the kartals to the beat of the kirtans
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Swamishri's involvement brings the musical assembly to a devotional climax
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By divine coincidence, it was on the same day – 8 May – exactly 19 years ago, in 2004, that Pramukh Swami Maharaj had also played the kartals in a kirtan aradhana from the same stage at London Mandir
See photo gallery
here
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Swamishri's participation has the assembly enthralled
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Devotees clap along to the kirtans engrossed in Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees enjoying the kirtan bhakti and Swamishri's darshan
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Devotees enjoying the kirtan bhakti
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Swamishri clapping along to the concluding sakhis
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Devotees joyously cheer every gesture from Swamishri
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Youths are enthralled and elated with Swamishri's enthusiastic participation in the kirtan bhakti
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Devotees cheer every line of the concluding sakhis
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Children enjoy the kirtan bhakti and Swamishri's darshan
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Young children enjoying the kirtan bhakti
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Swamishri responds to the audience's elation with folded hands
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Swamishri points to Thakorji as the source of all bliss and values in response to the final lyrics of the sakhi
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Swamishri appreciates the swamis and youths who performed the kirtan aradhana
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Swamishri departs the assembly leaving everyone spiritually charged in a state of devotional ecstasy
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