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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

13 May 2023, London, UK

Guruhari Darshan, 13 May 2023 (17:55)

Dawn breaks over BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (‘Neasden Temple’)

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan

Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Bhagatji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shastriji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri accepts the arti blessings

Swamishri blessing the swamis and sadhaks

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performing the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri sanctifies the prayers of devotees

Swamishri greets young devotees with folded hands

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri greets volunteers in the IT department as they hold the word 'SAMP' written in binary code (computer language)

Swamishri greeting devotees

Anandswarupdas Swami discourses in the morning assembly prior to Swamishri's puja

Swamishri's puja

Swamishri commences his puja by applying a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo within the tilak

Swamishri meditating in his puja, which was adorned with fresh flowers, depicting the theme of the <a href="https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Sagpan-Tam-Sathe--Mahila-Din-23540.aspx" target="blank" style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue;" >Mahila Din</a> 'Sagpan Tam Sathe: A Spiritual Bond that Defies Boundaries'

Swamishri meditating in his puja, which was adorned with fresh flowers, depicting the theme of the Mahila Din 'Sagpan Tam Sathe: A Spiritual Bond that Defies Boundaries'

Children from around the UK sing kirtans during Swamishri's puja

Swamishri performing his morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages during Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri performing his morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages during Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri performing his puja

Children offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Children sing kirtans in Swamishri's morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis

Swamishri offers a flower to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

A child leads everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

12-year-old child prodigy, Mayukhjit Chakraborty, plays the Indian flute while Swamishri greets the devotees

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Devotees respond with folded hands, engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Young children respond to Swamishri with folded hands

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Swamishri blesses Mayukhjit Chakraborty, the young flautist

Yogvivekdas Swami offers Swamishri a decorative gift prepared by the mahilas

Swamishri appreciates and blesses the devotional gift

Volunteers convey the devotion and written prayers of the mahilas to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts a decorative garland made of almonds by the mahilas

Swamishri accepts a decorative garland and posies made of tulsi leaves by the mahilas

Munibhushandas Swami and Taponishthadas Swami offer Swamishri a decorative garland made by the mahilas

Swamishri donning the decorative garland

Yagnatilakdas Swami and Tyagratnadas Swami present a decorative shawl to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl<br>To learn about the Mahila Din, please click <a href="https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Sagpan-Tam-Sathe--Mahila-Din-23540.aspx" target="blank" style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue;" >here</a>

Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl
To learn about the Mahila Din, please click here

Tyagprakashdas Swami and Akhandyogidas Swami present a decorative shawl to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl

Swamishri inaugurates a publication marking the 52nd anniversary of Sankari Mandir

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands as he departs from the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses devotees seated in the overflow darshan areas

Swamishri delivers a discourse to the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly

Swamishri engrossed in delivering the afternoon discourse

Swamishri blesses a decorative offering from the mahilas

Swamishri arrives in the evening assembly, being celebrated as '<a href="https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Satsang-at-Home--Family-Din-23539.aspx" target="blank" style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue;">Family Din</a>', by ringing a door bell

Swamishri arrives in the evening assembly, being celebrated as 'Family Din', by ringing a door bell

Swamishri rings the bell to enter the assembly hall

Tyagvallabhdas Swami and swamis join Swamishri in a padhramani' (home visit) as a part of the evening programme for Family Din

As is customary in a padhramani, Tyagvallabhdas Swami performs the pujan of the murtis...

...and Mahant Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Performers in the skit join the evening arti

Swamishri performing the evening arti

Devotees join Swamishri in the evening arti

Swamishri reveals 'Daily Satsang Time' as the key to family harmony

As a part of the interactive programme, the family contend that practising satsang at home every day can be difficult and maybe even boring

Gunkirtandas Swami explains that Swamishri's plan of 'Daily Satsang Time' has been designed to make it easy and fun for everyone

'Daily Satsang Time' involves a different short activity for every day of the week for children to engage with a parent or grandparent

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Monday is mukhpath (memorisation of scriptural passages)

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Tuesday as...

...reading 'Swaminarayan Bal Prakash'

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Wednesday as 'Vanchan' (scriptural reading)

Swamishri applies a practical analogy from Vachanamrut Panchala 1 about light and darkness

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Thursday as 'Ghar Sabha' (family assembly at home)

Swamishri listens intently as the father in the skit engages in guna-kathan (positive talk) of his family members

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Friday as 'Guru Bhakti'

Swamishri reiterates the need for quality family time together in spiritual discussion, sharing and learning

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri interacts with the child performer

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Saturday as 'Smruti'

Swamishri watches a smruti video of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri reveals that the family activity for Sunday should be to summarise the week's activities, including whatever was learned at mandir in the weekly sabha

Swamishri reinforces the prayers for the families

Anandswarupdas Swami leads the dhun in conclusion of the padhramani

Anandswarupdas Swami prays for health, happiness and harmony to prevail amongst all families

Swamishri chants the 'Swaminarayan' mahamantra as he prays for the families

Swamishri blesses a gift that will be given to each family reminding them of 'Daily Satsang Time'

Swamishri reveals the fridge magnet that each family will receive, reminding them of the satsang activity for each day of the week

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Yogikirtandas Swami and Gunkirtandas Swami honour Swamishri with a decorative garland incorporating the seven family activities of 'Daily Satsang Time'

Swamishri adorning the decorative garland

Swamishri blesses the assembly as he departs <br> To learn more about Family Din, please click <a href='https://www.baps.org/News/2023/Satsang-at-Home--Family-Din-23539.aspx' target='blank' style='text-decoration:underline; color:blue;'>here</a>

Swamishri blesses the assembly as he departs
To learn more about Family Din, please click here

Swamishri blesses devotees seated in the overflow darshan areas

Dawn breaks over BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (‘Neasden Temple’)

Parabrahma Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Aksharmukta Gopalanand Swami

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Radha-Krishna Bhagwan

Shri Nilkanth Varni Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in the darshan of Bhagatji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shastriji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in the darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the morning arti at the central shrine

Swamishri performing the morning arti

Swamishri accepts the arti blessings

Swamishri blessing the swamis and sadhaks

Swamishri performs the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri performing the abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamishri sanctifies the prayers of devotees

Swamishri greets young devotees with folded hands

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Swamishri greeting devotees with folded hands

Swamishri greets volunteers in the IT department as they hold the word 'SAMP' written in binary code (computer language)

Swamishri greeting devotees

Anandswarupdas Swami discourses in the morning assembly prior to Swamishri's puja

Swamishri's puja

Swamishri commences his puja by applying a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo within the tilak

Swamishri meditating in his puja, which was adorned with fresh flowers, depicting the theme of the Mahila Din 'Sagpan Tam Sathe: A Spiritual Bond that Defies Boundaries'

Children from around the UK sing kirtans during Swamishri's puja

Swamishri performing his morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages during Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri performing his morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages during Swamishri's morning puja

Swamishri performing his puja

Children offer kirtan bhakti in Swamishri's puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Children sing kirtans in Swamishri's morning puja

Children recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to the murtis

Swamishri sanctifies water with the holy relics of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Guru Parampara

Swamishri offers his reverence to the murtis

Swamishri offers a flower to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

A child leads everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

12-year-old child prodigy, Mayukhjit Chakraborty, plays the Indian flute while Swamishri greets the devotees

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Devotees respond with folded hands, engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Young children respond to Swamishri with folded hands

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Swamishri blesses Mayukhjit Chakraborty, the young flautist

Yogvivekdas Swami offers Swamishri a decorative gift prepared by the mahilas

Swamishri appreciates and blesses the devotional gift

Volunteers convey the devotion and written prayers of the mahilas to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts a decorative garland made of almonds by the mahilas

Swamishri accepts a decorative garland and posies made of tulsi leaves by the mahilas

Munibhushandas Swami and Taponishthadas Swami offer Swamishri a decorative garland made by the mahilas

Swamishri donning the decorative garland

Yagnatilakdas Swami and Tyagratnadas Swami present a decorative shawl to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl
To learn about the Mahila Din, please click here

Tyagprakashdas Swami and Akhandyogidas Swami present a decorative shawl to Swamishri

Swamishri accepts the decorative shawl

Swamishri inaugurates a publication marking the 52nd anniversary of Sankari Mandir

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands as he departs from the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses devotees seated in the overflow darshan areas

Swamishri delivers a discourse to the swamis and sadhaks during the afternoon assembly

Swamishri engrossed in delivering the afternoon discourse

Swamishri blesses a decorative offering from the mahilas

Swamishri arrives in the evening assembly, being celebrated as 'Family Din', by ringing a door bell

Swamishri rings the bell to enter the assembly hall

Tyagvallabhdas Swami and swamis join Swamishri in a padhramani' (home visit) as a part of the evening programme for Family Din

As is customary in a padhramani, Tyagvallabhdas Swami performs the pujan of the murtis...

...and Mahant Swami Maharaj

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Performers in the skit join the evening arti

Swamishri performing the evening arti

Devotees join Swamishri in the evening arti

Swamishri reveals 'Daily Satsang Time' as the key to family harmony

As a part of the interactive programme, the family contend that practising satsang at home every day can be difficult and maybe even boring

Gunkirtandas Swami explains that Swamishri's plan of 'Daily Satsang Time' has been designed to make it easy and fun for everyone

'Daily Satsang Time' involves a different short activity for every day of the week for children to engage with a parent or grandparent

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Monday is mukhpath (memorisation of scriptural passages)

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Tuesday as...

...reading 'Swaminarayan Bal Prakash'

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Wednesday as 'Vanchan' (scriptural reading)

Swamishri applies a practical analogy from Vachanamrut Panchala 1 about light and darkness

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Thursday as 'Ghar Sabha' (family assembly at home)

Swamishri listens intently as the father in the skit engages in guna-kathan (positive talk) of his family members

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Friday as 'Guru Bhakti'

Swamishri reiterates the need for quality family time together in spiritual discussion, sharing and learning

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri interacts with the child performer

Swamishri reveals the family activity for Saturday as 'Smruti'

Swamishri watches a smruti video of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Swamishri listens attentively to the interactive programme

Swamishri reveals that the family activity for Sunday should be to summarise the week's activities, including whatever was learned at mandir in the weekly sabha

Swamishri reinforces the prayers for the families

Anandswarupdas Swami leads the dhun in conclusion of the padhramani

Anandswarupdas Swami prays for health, happiness and harmony to prevail amongst all families

Swamishri chants the 'Swaminarayan' mahamantra as he prays for the families

Swamishri blesses a gift that will be given to each family reminding them of 'Daily Satsang Time'

Swamishri reveals the fridge magnet that each family will receive, reminding them of the satsang activity for each day of the week

Devotees engrossed in Swamishri's darshan

Yogikirtandas Swami and Gunkirtandas Swami honour Swamishri with a decorative garland incorporating the seven family activities of 'Daily Satsang Time'

Swamishri adorning the decorative garland

Swamishri blesses the assembly as he departs
To learn more about Family Din, please click here

Swamishri blesses devotees seated in the overflow darshan areas

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