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July 2000, Sunday, London, Uk : National Sponsored Walk
At 9.10 am, Swamishri
performed the puja of Harikrishna Maharaj and addressed the devotees
gathered for the annual sponsored walk. Swamishri flagged off the
sponsored walk organized by the Swaminarayan Mandir to give momentum
to its ongoing services to society. The participants enthusiastically
filed passed Swamishri to embark upon the 10km route. This unique
annual event attracts five year old children, youths and even seniors
in their eighties. This year the walk had devotees from Portugal,
USA, Norway, South Africa, Kenya and India. The event had a total
of 1979 participants. At 11.12 am, to the surprise and delight of
the devotees, Swamishri arrived for the sponsored walk. Walking
with a large group of devotees, Swamishri and the sadhus chanted
the Swaminarayan dhun. For a full twenty-minutes Swamishri walked
towards the mandir.
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