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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

28 Dec 2025, Ahmedabad, India

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, Bhagwan Shri Krishna and Shri Radhaji

Shri Sukhshaiya

Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Thal (breakfast) is offered to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in the morning

Water is offered to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in the morning

Decoration during Swamishri's daily puja using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Decoration using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj guides swamis to align his puja table

Swamishri applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo

A devotee sings a kirtan in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Yuvaks sing kirtans in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri offers thal to Thakorji

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

Flowers are being sanctified

Swamishri adds flowers to the sanctified water

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

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

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

Swamishri listens to the sadhana mantra and daily prayer

Swamis and devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Balikas doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

A yuvak and a balak play the flute

Swamishri observes vegetables

Swamishri observes an eggplant

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri displays a message for Dhanurmas

Swamishri sanctifies ingredients to prepare shak

Swamishri sanctifies ingredients

Swamishri blesses Dharmaratna Swami

Swamishri sanctifies an eggplant

Swamishri blesses Adhyatmapriya Swami

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Devotees doing darshan of the arti

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri observes the decoration of ingredients

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri observes the decoration of ingredients

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Decoration using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Swamishri writes a message for Dhanurmas

Swamishri watches the Aksharbrahma Gunatit Satra 2025: 'Dhanyosmi Purnakamosmi…'

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

Devotees add ingredients to the shak mixture

Ingredients in the shak mixture

Devotees receive food packets

Youths sing kirtans at the beginning of the evening Shakotsav assembly

Youths sing kirtans

A devotee addresses the assembly

Divyakishor Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Students from Yuvati Talim Kendra, Randesan, during the assembly

Aerial view of the assembly

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami during an interactive session

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamis and devotees during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri during the assembly

A skit presentation by yuvaks and devotees

Swamishri watches the performance

A skit presentation by yuvaks and devotees

Swamishri watches the performance

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami watches the performance

Yuvaks and devotees with Swamishri

Aerial view of the assembly

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj during the assembly

Swamishri adds ingredients to the shak mixture

Swamishri stirs the shak mixture

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

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

A swami offers chhas (buttermilk) to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri observes prasad (food packet) for devotees

Swamishri observes a prasad bowl for swamis

Swamishri gives prasad to Pujya Ishawrcharan Swami

Swamishri in conversation with Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamishri gives prasad to Nikhilesh Swami

Swamishri gives prasad to Dharmatilak Swami

Swamishri shares a light moment with swamis

Swamishri gives prasad to Dharmaratna Swami

Swamishri gives prasad to Adhyatmapriya Swami

A swami receives prasad from Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the evening assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Brahmavihari Swami shows the 'Best Cultural Wedding Experience 2025' award presented to BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Swamishri displays the award

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri shares a light moment with swamis

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamishri returns to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, after the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals of the murtis for Shri Ramji Mandir, Majevadi, India

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, Bhagwan Shri Krishna and Shri Radhaji

Shri Sukhshaiya

Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Thal (breakfast) is offered to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in the morning

Water is offered to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in the morning

Decoration during Swamishri's daily puja using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Decoration using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj guides swamis to align his puja table

Swamishri applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies a chandlo

A devotee sings a kirtan in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Yuvaks sing kirtans in Swamishri's daily puja

Swamishri offers thal to Thakorji

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

Flowers are being sanctified

Swamishri adds flowers to the sanctified water

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

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

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

Swamishri listens to the sadhana mantra and daily prayer

Swamis and devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Balikas doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

A yuvak and a balak play the flute

Swamishri observes vegetables

Swamishri observes an eggplant

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri displays a message for Dhanurmas

Swamishri sanctifies ingredients to prepare shak

Swamishri sanctifies ingredients

Swamishri blesses Dharmaratna Swami

Swamishri sanctifies an eggplant

Swamishri blesses Adhyatmapriya Swami

Swamishri performs the morning arti

Devotees doing darshan of the arti

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri observes the decoration of ingredients

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri observes the decoration of ingredients

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Decoration using ingredients for the Shakotsav

Swamishri writes a message for Dhanurmas

Swamishri watches the Aksharbrahma Gunatit Satra 2025: 'Dhanyosmi Purnakamosmi…'

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad

Devotees add ingredients to the shak mixture

Ingredients in the shak mixture

Devotees receive food packets

Youths sing kirtans at the beginning of the evening Shakotsav assembly

Youths sing kirtans

A devotee addresses the assembly

Divyakishor Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Students from Yuvati Talim Kendra, Randesan, during the assembly

Aerial view of the assembly

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami during an interactive session

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami addresses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamis and devotees during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri during the assembly

A skit presentation by yuvaks and devotees

Swamishri watches the performance

A skit presentation by yuvaks and devotees

Swamishri watches the performance

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami watches the performance

Yuvaks and devotees with Swamishri

Aerial view of the assembly

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj during the assembly

Swamishri adds ingredients to the shak mixture

Swamishri stirs the shak mixture

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

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

A swami offers chhas (buttermilk) to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri observes prasad (food packet) for devotees

Swamishri observes a prasad bowl for swamis

Swamishri gives prasad to Pujya Ishawrcharan Swami

Swamishri in conversation with Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamishri gives prasad to Nikhilesh Swami

Swamishri gives prasad to Dharmatilak Swami

Swamishri shares a light moment with swamis

Swamishri gives prasad to Dharmaratna Swami

Swamishri gives prasad to Adhyatmapriya Swami

A swami receives prasad from Swamishri

Swamishri blesses the evening assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Brahmavihari Swami shows the 'Best Cultural Wedding Experience 2025' award presented to BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi

Swamishri displays the award

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri shares a light moment with swamis

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamishri returns to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, after the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals of the murtis for Shri Ramji Mandir, Majevadi, India

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