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HH Mahant Swami Maharaj's Vicharan

19 Apr 2026, Kanad, Surat, India

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Prarthana Mandir, Kanad, Surat

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

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

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Thal is offered to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

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

Swamishri places a flower at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees arrive for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Devotees arrive for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony

Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Uttamprakash Swami performs the arti

Devotees doing darshan of the arti

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs the mahapuja rituals for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs the mahapuja rituals

Uttamprakash Swami addresses the assembly

Munivandan Swami addresses the assembly

Yuvaks lead Swamishri into the mandir campus

Swamishri arrives for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Munivandan Swami performs pujan of Swamishri

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami applies a chandlo to a swami

Uttamprakash Swami ties a nadachhadi to Swamishri

Anandswarup Swami performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamis sing Sanskrit shlokas

Swamis during the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri during the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs abhishek on a kalash

Senior swamis perform abhishek on the kalashes

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Anandswarup Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Swamishri performs abhishek on a kalash

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamis perform the arti

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami and Pujya Viveksagar Swami perform the arti

Pujya Bhaktipriya Swami (Kothari Swami) performs the arti

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamishri hails 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Senior swamis during the rituals

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri offers mantra-pushpanjali

Swamishri showers flowers on a kalash

Swamishri hails 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj and a kalash

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri waves a BAPS flag

Swamishri and senior swamis wave BAPS flags

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Senior swamis perform pujan of kalashes

Anandswarup Swami performs pujan of a kalash

Senior swamis perform pujan of kalashes

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs pujan of a kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a shikhar

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri blesses all

Swamishri blesses swamis

Swamishri interacts with swamis

Swamishri blesses a swami

Swamishri performs pujan of the kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a flagstaff

Swamishri with a flagstaff

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri blesses all

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis and yuvaks sing kirtans at the beginning of the Kalash Pujan Ceremony assembly in the evening

A swami addresses the assebly

Anandswarup Swami addresses the assembly

Aerial view of the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Volunteers during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri on his way to the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamishri chants the Swaminarayan dhun

Devotees during the assembly

Adarshjivan Swami addresses the assembly

Swamishri listens to Adarshjivan Swami

Swamis sing kirtans during the assembly

Swamishri during the assembly

Munivandan Swami addresses the assembly

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Swamis and devotees during the assembly

Yuvaks perform a traditional dance

Swamishri during the assembly

A balak presents before Swamishri

Swamishri listens to a balak

Swamishri observes a book

Swamishri observes a memento

Swamishri displays a book

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Gnaneshwar Swami and Narayanmuni Swami honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri blesses Uttamprakash Swami

Swamishri honored with a garland and a chhadi

Swamishri blesses all

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri during the assembly

Pujya Kothari Swami during the assembly

Pujya Viveksagar Swami during the assembly

A devotee lights a lamp

Swamis and devotees perform the arti

Devotees perform the arti

A balika performs the arti

Devotees hail 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamishri during the assembly

Devotees hail 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamishri interacts with devotees

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Prarthana Mandir, Kanad, Surat

Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahma Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Bhagatji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj

Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj engrossed in darshan of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri prepares to turn the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

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

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Swamishri turns the mala in his daily puja

Swamishri performs his daily puja

Thal is offered to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj

Swamishri offers thal to Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj

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

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

Swamishri places a flower at the feet of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj

Swamishri reads the Shikshapatri and Satsang Diksha

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees arrive for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Devotees arrive for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony

Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Uttamprakash Swami performs the arti

Devotees doing darshan of the arti

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs the mahapuja rituals for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs the mahapuja rituals

Uttamprakash Swami addresses the assembly

Munivandan Swami addresses the assembly

Yuvaks lead Swamishri into the mandir campus

Swamishri arrives for the Kalash Pujan Ceremony at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, Kanad (Surat)

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Munivandan Swami performs pujan of Swamishri

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami applies a chandlo to a swami

Uttamprakash Swami ties a nadachhadi to Swamishri

Anandswarup Swami performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamis sing Sanskrit shlokas

Swamis during the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri during the kalash pujan rituals

Swamishri performs abhishek on a kalash

Senior swamis perform abhishek on the kalashes

Pujya Viveksagar Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Pujya Tyagvallabh Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Anandswarup Swami performs abhishek on a kalash

Swamishri performs abhishek on a kalash

Swamishri performs the arti

Swamis perform the arti

Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami and Pujya Viveksagar Swami perform the arti

Pujya Bhaktipriya Swami (Kothari Swami) performs the arti

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs the arti

Swamishri hails 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Senior swamis during the rituals

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri offers mantra-pushpanjali

Swamishri showers flowers on a kalash

Swamishri hails 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj, Shri Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj and a kalash

Swamis doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri waves a BAPS flag

Swamishri and senior swamis wave BAPS flags

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Senior swamis perform pujan of kalashes

Anandswarup Swami performs pujan of a kalash

Senior swamis perform pujan of kalashes

Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami performs pujan of a kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a shikhar

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri blesses all

Swamishri blesses swamis

Swamishri interacts with swamis

Swamishri blesses a swami

Swamishri performs pujan of the kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Swamishri performs pujan of a flagstaff

Swamishri with a flagstaff

Swamishri in a divine mood

Swamishri blesses all

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamis and yuvaks sing kirtans at the beginning of the Kalash Pujan Ceremony assembly in the evening

A swami addresses the assebly

Anandswarup Swami addresses the assembly

Aerial view of the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Volunteers during the assembly

Devotees during the assembly

Swamishri on his way to the assembly

Devotees doing darshan of Swamishri

Swamishri greets all with folded hands

Swamishri during the assembly

Swamishri chants the Swaminarayan dhun

Devotees during the assembly

Adarshjivan Swami addresses the assembly

Swamishri listens to Adarshjivan Swami

Swamis sing kirtans during the assembly

Swamishri during the assembly

Munivandan Swami addresses the assembly

Swamishri performs pujan of a kalash

Swamis and devotees during the assembly

Yuvaks perform a traditional dance

Swamishri during the assembly

A balak presents before Swamishri

Swamishri listens to a balak

Swamishri observes a book

Swamishri observes a memento

Swamishri displays a book

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Gnaneshwar Swami and Narayanmuni Swami honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri blesses Uttamprakash Swami

Swamishri honored with a garland and a chhadi

Swamishri blesses all

Swamis honor Swamishri with a garland

Swamishri during the assembly

Pujya Kothari Swami during the assembly

Pujya Viveksagar Swami during the assembly

A devotee lights a lamp

Swamis and devotees perform the arti

Devotees perform the arti

A balika performs the arti

Devotees hail 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamishri during the assembly

Devotees hail 'Surat Akshardham Mahotsav ni jai'

Swamishri interacts with devotees

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