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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

17 Mar 2026, Sarangpur, India

Shri Varninath Maharaj and Shri Gopinath Bhagwan, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Dharmakul

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies chandan on a tilakiyu

Swamishri applies a chandlo

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami sings a kirtan in Swamishri's daily puja

Senior swamis and swamis doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Thal is offered 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 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 offers a flower to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Guru Parampara

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami greets Swamishri

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs pujan of murtis

Pujya Viveksagar Swami addresses the assembly

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees during the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals for the new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs in Barvala (Sarangpur), Durves (Maharashtra), Panama PTY (Panama) and Conroe (North Houston, USA)

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of the pratishtha rituals

Swamishri performs the pratishtha arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Anandswarup Swami and Gnaneshwar Swami perform the arti

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of the arti

Swamishri sanctifies bricks to start construction at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Austin, TX, USA

Swamishri sanctifies sand

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri blesses swamis

Swamis in conversation with Swamishri

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri sanctifies yantras for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Durves, Maharashtra

Swamishri sanctifies yantras

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses devotees

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri sanctifies a book on Shri Yagnapurush Vadi

Swamishri and dignitaries display a book

Swamishri sanctifies a book

Swamishri observes a certificate presented to Bhadresh Swami from the Sahitya Akademy, India's National Academy for Letters, New Delhi

Swamishri observes a book, 'Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosha'

Swamishri displays a book

Swamishri blesses Bhadresh Swami

Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami greets Swamishri

Pujya Viveksagar Swami greets Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamis and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri on his way to Thakorji's darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Varninath Maharaj and Shri Gopinath Bhagwan

Swamishri reverently touches a stone sanctified by Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Sukhshaiya

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Dharmakul

Swamishri observes a mughat

Swamishri sanctifies a mughat

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of the arti

Pujya Viveksagar Swami in conversation with Swamishri

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami greets Swamishri

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis and parshads doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Aerial view of the mandir campus

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri performs the evening arti

Shri Varninath Maharaj and Shri Gopinath Bhagwan, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sarangpur

Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami and Shri Gopalanand Swami

Bhagwan Swaminarayan

Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Shri Dharmakul

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj applies a tilak on his forehead

Swamishri applies chandan on a tilakiyu

Swamishri applies a chandlo

Swamishri meditates in his daily puja

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami sings a kirtan in Swamishri's daily puja

Senior swamis and swamis doing Swamishri's puja darshan

Thal is offered 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 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 offers a flower to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Guru Parampara

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami greets Swamishri

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs pujan of murtis

Pujya Viveksagar Swami addresses the assembly

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees during the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals for the new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs in Barvala (Sarangpur), Durves (Maharashtra), Panama PTY (Panama) and Conroe (North Houston, USA)

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of the pratishtha rituals

Swamishri performs the pratishtha arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Anandswarup Swami and Gnaneshwar Swami perform the arti

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of the arti

Swamishri sanctifies bricks to start construction at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Austin, TX, USA

Swamishri sanctifies sand

Swamishri blesses the morning assembly

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri blesses swamis

Swamis in conversation with Swamishri

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri sanctifies yantras for BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Durves, Maharashtra

Swamishri sanctifies yantras

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses devotees

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri sanctifies a book on Shri Yagnapurush Vadi

Swamishri and dignitaries display a book

Swamishri sanctifies a book

Swamishri observes a certificate presented to Bhadresh Swami from the Sahitya Akademy, India's National Academy for Letters, New Delhi

Swamishri observes a book, 'Prasthanacatustaye Brahmaghosha'

Swamishri displays a book

Swamishri blesses Bhadresh Swami

Swamishri performs abhishek of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami greets Swamishri

Pujya Viveksagar Swami greets Swamishri

Swamishri performs the murti-pratishtha rituals

Swamis and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri blesses all

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri on his way to Thakorji's darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Varninath Maharaj and Shri Gopinath Bhagwan

Swamishri reverently touches a stone sanctified by Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Sukhshaiya

Swamishri engrossed in darshan

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Ghanshyam Maharaj

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Dharmakul

Swamishri observes a mughat

Swamishri sanctifies a mughat

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri performs the rajbhog arti

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of the arti

Pujya Viveksagar Swami in conversation with Swamishri

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami greets Swamishri

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis, parshads and sadhaks doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis and parshads doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis, parshads, sadhaks and devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Aerial view of the mandir campus

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

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

Swamishri performs the evening arti

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