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having Thakorji's darshan, Swamishri descends the mandir steps |
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Listening
keenly to a discourse and telling the rosary during an assembly |
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Swamishri
performs the pujan of the Kalashas for the Swaminarayan Mandir at Botad |
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the nine-day Shri Hari Jayanti Festival (L to R) the murtis of Ghanshyam
Maharaj, Bal Ghanshyam and Ghanshyam Maharaj (in wood) were beautifully
decorated each day in the mandir sanctum |
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| Swamishri
responds to the bhajan "Sonana bor jhule Dharmakishore..." during
the birthday celebration assembly of Lord Swaminarayan on 3 April by clapping
and playing the kartal |
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On blessing the birthday
celebration assembly, Swamishri spoke about the glory of Shriji Maharaj,
"Maharaj came on earth and fulfilled the wishes of the devotees,
celebrated festivals, established mandirs and travelled from village to
village - all solely to bless people with the happiness of His divine
form, to redeem them and make them brahmaroop..." |
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the shrine where Shastriji Maharaj's mortal body was placed prior to cremation,
Swamishri blesses a young boy by placing a flower on his head |
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In
a lighter mood with a youth and his two sons while circumambulating the
Smruti Mandir of Shastriji Maharaj |
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Swamishri
responds to a jubiliant welcome by a few devotees while circumambulating
the Smruti Mandir |
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the last rites on a deceased devotee's bones left after cremation (asthi) |
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Blessing a couple of local
devotees, young and old alike |
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