Rath Yatra Celebration
Shri Swaminarayan
Mandir, Nairobi, Kenya
Saturday, 9 July 2005
Over 450 devotees participated
in the Rath Yatra festival celebrated at the BAPS Swaminarayan
Mandir in Nairobi.
A beautifully decorated chariot bearing the murtis of Thakorji
was pulled and circumambulated around the mandir for 90
minutes. This was followed by an assembly in which the history
and significance of the Rath Yatra festival was described
through speeches by the resident BAPS sadhus and senior
devotees.