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Pramukh Swami Maharaj lights the lamp
and inaugurates the Bicentenary Celebrations |
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Swamishri engaged in his puja - on
Diwali day |
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Swamishri engaged in his
puja - on Diwali day |
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An Annakut
is offered to the deities on New Year's day celebration |
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Swamishri initiated
200 youths into the parshad and sadhu diksha |
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Swamishri blesses
the Sant Sammelan |
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Sant Sammelan
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Swamishri with
B.D. Jatti (Ex Vice President of India) after the inauguration of
Bhakta-Bhagwan conference |
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Shri Pandurang
Athvaleji addresses the assembly |
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Swamishri presents a memento to Shri
H.M. Patel, president of Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vidyanagar |
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Swamishri warmly welcomes Chief Justice
of India Shri Gokulkrishnan |
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President of India H.E.
Giani Zail Singh |
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Finance Minister
Shri V.P. Singh and Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Amarsinh Chaudhari |
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Swamishri presents
a memento to Shri Amarsinh Chaudhari |
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Swamishri honors
Shri Dongre Maharaj, the famous exponent on the Shrimad Bhagwat |
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Central Minister Shri V.N. Gadgil
addresses the assembly |
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Swami Vibudeshtirthji, Acharya of
Madhva Sampraday - Udipi, addresses the assembly |
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Swamishri honors H.H. Dalai
Lama |
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Kirtan bhakti
program by children |
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Bhajan program
by vocal artists |
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Pandit Shiv
Kumar Sharma plays the santoor |
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Women's conference |
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Anuradha Paundval presents a program
of bhajans |
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BAPS youths performed a
variety of exciting traditional folk dances on stage like Kodi dance,
Ras, Bhangda, etc |
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BAPS
youths performed a variety of exciting traditional folk dances on
stage like Kodi dance, Ras, Bhangda, etc |
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A folk dance by youths |
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Swamishri traditionally
rubs two pieces of wood to create fire for the yagna |
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Swamishri lights
the yagna kund with the fire |
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Couples participate
in the yagna for world peace |
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