Bhagwan Swaminarayan's 223rd Birthday Celebration
30 March 2004, Nadiad, India

  Diksha Ceremony
 

Shri Harikrishna Maharaj		Swamishri's morning puja

Pujya Mahant Swami, together with the parshads and sadhaks, perform the diksha mahapuja ceremony

Swamishri sanctifies the janois (sacred threads)		Swamishri and the parshads and sadhaks raise the new janois during the initiation ceremony

Swamishri blesses and gives the guru mantra to the newly initiated sadhus and parshads

Swamishri blesses one of the young children who took part in the janoi ceremony		Devotees seated in the assembly during the diksha ceremony		The mothers of the new sadhus and parshads participate in the mahapuja ceremony

Swamishri blesses the assembly

Swamishri in joyous mood as the newly initiated sadhus dance in celebration		'Halo juvanda Harivar varva helo padyo...'		Swamishri bids 'Jai Swaminarayan' to all

The 39 newly initiated sadhus with Swamishri		The 18 newly initiated parshads with Swamishri		Young children who received janois with Swamishri
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