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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

5 Feb 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Guruhari Darshan, 5 Feb 2024 (7:26)

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj descends upon the UAE at 4.20pm local time

Swamishri is pleased to see His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence for the UAE

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan warmly welcomes His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to the UAE

Yusuff Ali, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of LuLu Group International, also greets Swamishri at the airport

Swamishri enthusiastically responds to a troupe of dancers performing the Al-Ayyala, a traditional Arabic welcome dance

Swamishri greets the Arabic performers with folded hands

Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharandas Swami greets Swamishri with a garland of fresh flowers

Ashok Kotecha, Chairman of BAPS UAE, and Yogesh Mehta, a leading Director of BAPS UAE, greet Swamishri with flower bouquets

Swamishri responds warmly to the heartfelt welcome from swamis and devotees

Swamishri makes his way through the airport humbly accepting the warm welcome with folded hands

Swamishri listens intently to the Sheikh

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan says to His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, “Welcome to the UAE. Our nation is blessed with your presence. We are touched by your kindness and we feel your prayers.”

Mahant Swami Maharaj replies, “We are touched by your love and respect. The leaders of the UAE are great, good, and large-hearted.”

The Al-Ayyala performers dance again for Swamishri before he departs the airport

Swamishri arrives at the Mandir campus around 5.20pm GST

Hundreds of young and old devotees had been eagerly waiting at the Mandir to welcome Swamishri

Devotees of all ages cheer, wave flags and fold hands upon Swamishri's arrival

Devotees hail Swamishri's arrival with enthusiastic cheers of joy

Devotees enthusiastically hail Swamishri's arrival

Children greet Swamishri with hand-drawn messages of welcome

Children greet Swamishri with handwritten messages of welcome

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

As Swamishri passes the flanks of devotees, children reverently offer flower petals to Thakorji and Swamishri

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Devotees of all ages welcome Swamishri

Swamishri humbly accepts the devotees' reverence with folded hands

Swamishri marvels at the rear elevation of the Mandir

Swamishri’s path is flanked with messages of ‘Welcome’ written in Sanskrit, Arabic, English and Gujarati

Swamishri presides over a short welcome assembly

Learn more about the traditional ‘State Guest’ welcome accorded to Swamishri here

Swamishri blesses a swami who has been involved in the construction of the Mandir and campus buildings since their inception

Ghanshyamcharandas Swami and Viveksagardas Swami honour Swamishri with a thematic shawl

Ishwarcharandas Swami and Tyagvallabhdas Swami honour Swamishri with a decorative garland

Swamishri enters Sarvasva, admiring a photo of Pramukh Swami Maharaj from 1997 in the Sharjah desert

Swamishri listens attentively to Brahmaviharidas Swami as he explains some of the details of the new mandir

Swamishri admires a creative depiction of the Mandir with Shastriji Maharaj and Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri engages enthusiastically in a discussion with swamis about the Mandir

Mahant Swami Maharaj sits with folded hands, with his creation, the BAPS Hindu Mandir, in the background

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj descends upon the UAE at 4.20pm local time

Swamishri is pleased to see His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence for the UAE

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan warmly welcomes His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to the UAE

Yusuff Ali, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of LuLu Group International, also greets Swamishri at the airport

Swamishri enthusiastically responds to a troupe of dancers performing the Al-Ayyala, a traditional Arabic welcome dance

Swamishri greets the Arabic performers with folded hands

Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharandas Swami greets Swamishri with a garland of fresh flowers

Ashok Kotecha, Chairman of BAPS UAE, and Yogesh Mehta, a leading Director of BAPS UAE, greet Swamishri with flower bouquets

Swamishri responds warmly to the heartfelt welcome from swamis and devotees

Swamishri makes his way through the airport humbly accepting the warm welcome with folded hands

Swamishri listens intently to the Sheikh

Mahant Swami Maharaj replies, “We are touched by your love and respect. The leaders of the UAE are great, good, and large-hearted.”

The Al-Ayyala performers dance again for Swamishri before he departs the airport

Swamishri arrives at the Mandir campus around 5.20pm GST

Hundreds of young and old devotees had been eagerly waiting at the Mandir to welcome Swamishri

Devotees of all ages cheer, wave flags and fold hands upon Swamishri's arrival

Devotees hail Swamishri's arrival with enthusiastic cheers of joy

Devotees enthusiastically hail Swamishri's arrival

Children greet Swamishri with hand-drawn messages of welcome

Children greet Swamishri with handwritten messages of welcome

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

As Swamishri passes the flanks of devotees, children reverently offer flower petals to Thakorji and Swamishri

Swamishri greets the devotees with folded hands

Devotees of all ages welcome Swamishri

Swamishri humbly accepts the devotees' reverence with folded hands

Swamishri marvels at the rear elevation of the Mandir

Swamishri’s path is flanked with messages of ‘Welcome’ written in Sanskrit, Arabic, English and Gujarati

Swamishri presides over a short welcome assembly

Learn more about the traditional ‘State Guest’ welcome accorded to Swamishri here

Swamishri blesses a swami who has been involved in the construction of the Mandir and campus buildings since their inception

Ghanshyamcharandas Swami and Viveksagardas Swami honour Swamishri with a thematic shawl

Ishwarcharandas Swami and Tyagvallabhdas Swami honour Swamishri with a decorative garland

Swamishri enters Sarvasva, admiring a photo of Pramukh Swami Maharaj from 1997 in the Sharjah desert

Swamishri listens attentively to Brahmaviharidas Swami as he explains some of the details of the new mandir

Swamishri admires a creative depiction of the Mandir with Shastriji Maharaj and Yogiji Maharaj

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri engages enthusiastically in a discussion with swamis about the Mandir

Mahant Swami Maharaj sits with folded hands, with his creation, the BAPS Hindu Mandir, in the background

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