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| Kishores
and youths dressed in traditional clothes jubilantly welcome Swamishri
and the entourage of sadhus to the mandir |
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| Swamishri happily
blessing the youths while entering the mandir |
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Darshan
of Thakorji |
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Offering prostrations
to the Lord |
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| Blessing the
evening assembly with compassion and wisdom |
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Swamishri in
an illustrious, happy mood |
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Swamishri sanctifies
the new mandir site with flowers and prayers |
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| Shree Swaminarayan
Mandir, Atlanta |
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On the
evening of Bal Din, children march and lead Swamishri into the assembly
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Mayor of Clarkstown,
Mr. George Balesare, presents the 'Key to the City' to Swamishri |
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| Balaks perform
a traditional welcome dance |
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Swamishri with
the youths of Atlanta |
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Mr. Terrell
Slayton, Asst. Sec. of Georgia State, presents Swamishri with a citation
of 'Georgia's Goodwill Ambassador' and 'Honorary Citizen' |
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| Swamishri with
the murti of Akshar Purushottam Maharaj worshipped by Shastriji Maharaj
in his daily puja |
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Swamishri
reverentally touches the murti of Gunatitanand Swami that was a part of
Shastriji Maharaj's puja |
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Swamishri telling
the rosary that Shastriji Maharaj used for chanting in his puja |
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| The murtis of
Shastriji Maharaj's puja placed in Swamishri's puja |
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Swamishri
gently swinging the murti of Lord Swaminarayan seated in a swan hindolo |
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The murtis of
Akshar Purushottam Maharaj, Radha Krishna Dev and Guru Parampara, Atlanta
mandir |
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| Swamishri during
Mahapuja of the Bhumi pujan ceremony for the new mandir site |
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More
than 300 devotees participated in the Mahapuja ceremony |
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Swamishri stirring
the 'daal' during his visit to the mandir kitchen |
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| Swamishri visits
the medical unit in the mandir |
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Viewing the
stock of medicines offered free of cost in the mandir |
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With doctors
offering honorary services in BAPS medical activities |
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| Swamishri was
pleased at the kishores who sang, 'Rudi randhi me Rasiyaji khante khichadi
...' and offers prasad of khichadi to each kishore |
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Balaks
perform a colorful dance in the evening assembly |
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Swamishri with
bal - kishore perfomers |
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