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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

15 Aug 2025, Anand, India

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Students of BAPS Swaminarayan Vidyamandir, Bakrol, celebrate India's 79th Independence Day

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami and swamis during the celebration

Students lead Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj to celebration venue

Swamishri observes a map of India

Swamishri releases balloons

Students release balloons

Balloons in the sky

Swamishri during the celebration

Swamishri raises the Indian national flag

Flag hoisting ceremony

Swamis during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri, swamis and students during the flag hoisting ceremony

Bharat Mata ki Jai

Swamishri during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri waves an Indian national flag

Swamishri during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri after the celebration

Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Students recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Devotees and students doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Students recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri adds flowers to the sanctified water

Swamishri reverently touches the holy charanarvind of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri touches his eyes after reverently touching the holy charanarvind of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

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

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Students lead everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Students sing Swaminarayan dhun in Swamishri's daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri waves an Indian national flag

Students doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees wave Indian national flags

Youths sing kirtans at the beginning of the evening assembly

Bhagwatcharan Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Gnanvatsal Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri lights a divo to honor India's freedom fighters

Swamishri lights a lamp

Various universities of Anand honor Mahant Swami Maharaj with an award 'Sanskrutike Jyotirdhar' (संस्कृति के ज्योतिर्धर)

1. Sardar Patel University 2. Charutar Vidyamandal University 3. CHARUSAT University 4. ⁠Anand Agricultural University 5. ⁠Kamdhenu University 6. ⁠Bhai Kaka University 7. Gujarat Natural Farming Science University honor Swamishri

Various universities of Anand honor Swamishri

Swamishri honored by organizations associated with dairy cooperation and animal husbandry: Dr. Rupinder Singh Sodhi - President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA); Dr. Minesh Shah - Chairman, NDDB; Dr. Jayen Mehta - Managing Director, GCMMF; Dr. Amit Vyas - Managing Director, Amul Dairy

BAPS Anand honors dignitaries

Swamishri during the assembly

Adarshjivan Swami addresses the assembly

Balaks doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri and youths perform the arti

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of Swamishri

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Students of BAPS Swaminarayan Vidyamandir, Bakrol, celebrate India's 79th Independence Day

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami and swamis during the celebration

Students lead Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj to celebration venue

Swamishri observes a map of India

Swamishri releases balloons

Students release balloons

Balloons in the sky

Swamishri during the celebration

Swamishri raises the Indian national flag

Flag hoisting ceremony

Swamis during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri, swamis and students during the flag hoisting ceremony

Bharat Mata ki Jai

Swamishri during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri waves an Indian national flag

Swamishri during the flag hoisting ceremony

Swamishri after the celebration

Swamishri arrives in the assembly hall

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Students recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Devotees and students doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Students recite scriptural passages in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri offers thal to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri adds flowers to the sanctified water

Swamishri reverently touches the holy charanarvind of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri touches his eyes after reverently touching the holy charanarvind of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

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

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Students lead everyone in reciting the sadhana mantra and daily prayer in Swamishri's puja

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Students sing Swaminarayan dhun in Swamishri's daily puja

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri waves an Indian national flag

Students doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees wave Indian national flags

Youths sing kirtans at the beginning of the evening assembly

Bhagwatcharan Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Gnanvatsal Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri lights a divo to honor India's freedom fighters

Swamishri lights a lamp

Various universities of Anand honor Mahant Swami Maharaj with an award 'Sanskrutike Jyotirdhar' (संस्कृति के ज्योतिर्धर)

Various universities of Anand honor Swamishri

BAPS Anand honors dignitaries

Swamishri during the assembly

Adarshjivan Swami addresses the assembly

Balaks doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri and youths perform the arti

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of Swamishri

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