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            | Inspiring 
                a peaceful, progressive life, free from crime, aggression and 
                addictions. 
                
 Worldwide centers: 
                  
                
                 in which over 12,600 weekly assemblies for children, teenagers, 
                youths and elders are held.
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          9 
            International Cultural Festivals 
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            | Over 33.5 million 
                people have participated in and marvelled at these large-scale 
                festivals held in India, Africa, UK and USA, since 1981.See more 
                details
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          630,000 
            Assemblies in a Year   | 
     
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            | Specialized weekly 
                assemblies are regularly conducted at all BAPS centers. While 
                children learn through stories and rhymes, teenagers through multimedia 
                and sports, youths through discussions and dramas, the elderly 
                progress through scriptural reading, discourses and introspection. 
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          12 
            Million Volunteer-hours 
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            | A volunteer force 
                of 
                
                selected men and women is annually trained with devotion and dedication. 
                BAPS has perhaps the largest such organized force that yearly 
                contributes over 12 million volunteer-hours in serving society. |  | 
     
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          International 
            Cultural Examination.
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            | 554,790 candidates 
                in over 1,300 centers worldwide have benefited through this 9-level 
                cultural examination course, introduced since 1972.  |  | 
     
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          50 
            International Competition-Conventions   | 
     
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            | Thousands of children, 
                teenagers, youths and women have participated in these conventions, 
                in which spritual and other talents are nurtured through healthy 
                competitions. |  |