BAPS Achievements 2005

Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Achievements and Activities
1 January - 31 December, 2005
Non-stop vicharan, murti pratishthas, inaugurations, meeting dignitaries, daily satsang and public assemblies, satsang shibirs and much much more... all this, in addition to his daily routine of counselling thousands of devotees personally, by letter and by phone. Despite a year interspersed by frequent bouts of illness, Swamishri's annual record, summarised below, reveals just how activity-packed his schedule has been.

Total Places Visited: 41
Figures in brackets indicate the number of visits to that place.
Amdavad, Anand, Atladra (2), Bhadra, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhimpor, Bochasan, Bodeli, Dangra, New Delhi (3), Gadhada, Gamdi, Gandhinagar, Gondal, Himmatnagar, Jaipur, Jamnagar, Jetpur, Junagadh, Kalol, Khedbrahma, Kheralu, Kolkata, Limbdi, Mahelav, Mahesana, Mumbai, Poshina, Pune, Rajkot, Rangpur, Sarangpur (2), Selvas, Surat (2), Surendranagar, Tithal, Udhna (Surat), Vaghasi, Vapi, Vidyanagar (3)

Total: 27
Places listed in square brackets indicate the place at which Swamishri performed the murti-pratishtha for the murtis for the preceding places

Shikharbaddh – Total: 1
Jaipur (6/10)

Hari Mandirs – Total: 21
Kudacha [Selvas] (3/1); Dungri, Khanjan [Surat] (31/1); Samoj (dist. Bharuch), Kathvada (dist. Daskroi) and Chavlaj (dist. Daskroi) [Atladra] (18/2); Kheralu (27/2); Thamna, Balasinor, Piplata, Khijalpur and Yoginagar [Anand] (7/3); Barvala [Sarangpur] (6/4); Vaghamba (S. Gujarat) [Gadhada] (12/4); Langala and Umrala [Gadhada] (15/4); Mahijada [Amdavad] (24/4); Maninagar and Nava Vadaj (27/4); Mahuva [Bhavnagar] (26/5); Gopalpura [Gandhinagar] (14/12)

Kutir Mandirs – Total: 2
Nani Dholdungri and Barsol [Atladra] (31/8);

Total: 13

Total: 28

Total: 49

Total: 7

Tribal Convention, Poshina (24/2)
Swamishri felicitated by Charutar Vidya Mandal (governing body of all colleges in Vidyanagar) (5/3)
Satsang Pravrutti Divya Sannidhi Parva, Gadhada (10-13/4)
Sant Shibir, Vidyanagar (6-10/5 & 15-19/5)
BAPS Chhatralay Students’ Shibir, Vidyanagar (11-13/5)
Bal Pravrutti Divya Sannidhi Parva, Vidyanagar (20-23/5)
‘Rajkot District Primary Organisation’ teachers’ convention, Rajkot (25/6)

BAPS Worldwide Activities, 2005
Activities performed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, senior sadhus and BAPS volunteers

Yuvak and Bal Karyakar Shibirs, Gujarat, (2/1)
National Yuvati Convention, Amdavad (3/5)
Karyakar Adhiveshan 2005, Gujarat (5/6)
Regional Medico-Spiritual Conference, Gadhada (12/6)
Post-Tsunami Sustainable Livelihood Project, Parvathipuram, Nagarcoil (1/7)
BAPS Helps Flood Victims of Gujarat, India (6/7)
Rath Yatra Celebration, Kolkata, India (8/7)
Foundation-Stone Laying Ceremony of BAPS Tsunami Rehabilitaion Project, Pattipulamkuppam, India (13/7)
BAPS Swaminarayan Vidya Mandir, Sarangpur Attains ‘A’ Grade Status, Sarangpur (20/8)
Child Developmental Seminar, Surat (25-30/4)

Mandir Murti-Pratishtha: Tampa (3/4), Indianapolis (10/9)
Groundbreaking Ceremonies: Toronto (17/4), Little Rock, (20/8), Los Angeles (3/9)
Nilkanth Varni Pratishtha, Houston, TX (14/8)
Blood Donation Drives: Los Angeles, CA (3/6,3/9), Washington DC (11/9), Portland (10/12), San Jose (16/4,3/12), Orlando, FL (24/7), Atlanta, GA (27/3,18/9)
Bone Marrow Drives: Atlanta, GA (27/3), San Jose, CA (16/4), Los Angeles, CA (24/4,3/9)
Education Fairs: San Jose, CA (20/3), Toronto (21/8)
Medical Fairs: Houston, TX (2/4), San Jose, CA (16/4), Atlanta, GA (17/4), Cleveland, OH (24/4), Los Angeles, CA (24/4), Chicago, IL (22/5), Beltsville, MD (5/6), Orlando, FL (24/7), Miami, FL (28/8), Los Angeles, CA (3/9), Edison, NJ (11/9), Clifton, NJ (9/10), Cherry Hill, NJ (18/9), Jersey City, NJ (23/10), San Jose, CA (3/12), Toronto, Canada (25/12)
National Karyakar Conventions: Kishore-Kishori, Clifton, NJ (8-10/4); Bal-Balika, Dallas, TX (1-3/7); Yuvak-Yuvati, Dallas, TX (1-3/7)
Regional Shibir: Yuvak/Yuvati – Chicago, Edison, Perry, Houston, Toronto (March-August); Kishore/Kishori – Chicago, Clifton, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto (July-August); Bal/Balika – Chicago, Clifton, Perry, Houston, San Jose, Los Angeles, Toronto (July-August); Vadil – Chicago, Boston, Edison, New York, Washington, Perry, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, Toronto (July-August)
National Training Camp: Bal – Edison, NJ (10-23/7); Balika/Kishori – Cherry Hill, NJ (July 25/7 to 2/8)
Walkathons: Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, New York, Hartford, Edison, Groton, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Raleigh, Tampa, Charlotte, Dallas, Jackson, Houston, Fresno, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Phoenix, Portland, Los Angeles, Toronto (August to December)
BAPS Holds Prayer Assembly for Victims of the South Asian tsunami (2/1)
National Balika Mandal Shram Yagna Day (4/5)
Bal Summer Training Camp, Edison (23/7)
Balika-Kishori Summer Training Camp, Cherry Hill, NJ (13/8)
Kishore-Kishori Summer Shibirs 2005, (July-August)

Special Prayers for Tsunami Victims, London (2/1)
Bal-Balikas pray for the victims of the South Asia Tsunami, London (8/1)
Dr. Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury, visits BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden, London (29/1)
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden collects & distributes £500,000 for Tsunami Victims, London (19/2)
National Bal Karyakar Shibir, London (19-20/2)
National Kishore-Kishori Karyakar Shibir, London (25-27/2)
University Lectures at Kings, QMW, City, LSE, UCL (February)
Education Seminar, London (26-27/2)
Mother’s Day, London (1/3)
First Mega Gujarati Seminar, South London, (11/3)
Leicester Kishore UK Mandir Yatra, (19-20/3)
Education Workshop, London (19/3)
Loughborough Bal Mandal perform Kirtan Aradhana in Paris and Lisbon, Paris; Lisbon (April)
Cultural Programme for tsunami victims by Bal-Balikas in Wellingborough, Wellingborough (2/4)
Samuh-puja held for Balaks, Lisbon (3/4)
National Bal-Balika Shibir, London (9/4)
Second Mega Gujarati Seminar, South East London (15/4)
Mystic India World Charity Premiere in the presence of HRH Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, Science Museum, London (7/6)
UK Kishores India trip, (1-30/7)
Rath Yatra Celebrations, London (3/7)
Annual Sponsored Walk, at all Centres (10/7)
Third Mega Gujarati Seminar, East London (12/7)
London Kishore Mandir Yatra, (15-17/7)
National BAPS Mahila Shibir, London (29-31/7)
Satsang Tour by sadhus, from India to all UK/Europe Centres (29/7 to 18/9)
‘Gharne Mandir Banavo’ Satsang Sammelan, Ashton (4-6/8), Leicester (7-9/8), London (10-19/8)
10th Anniversary Celebrations of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (20/8)
National Kishore-Kishori Shibir, University of Warwick (24-26/8)
National Family Shibir, University of Warwick (27-29/8)
National Bal-Balika Shibir, University of Warwick (27-29/8)
Vali-Din – Special sabha for parents, London (3/9)
National Education Mentor Training Seminar, Birmingham (24/9)
Kishore-Kishori Parents Evening, London (1/10)
National Kishore-Kishori SDC Shibir, London (8/10)
Education Seminars, London (Nov.-Dec.)
National Vidyarthi Shibir, London (16-18/12)
National Winter Shibir, London (26/12)
Winter Training Camp, London (27-30/12)

Bal-Kishore Satsang Shibir, Bahrain (28-29/5)
Satsang Tour by BAPS Sadhus, Bahrain (24/4)