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A Spiritual Travelogue of Pramukh Swami Maharaj
   
 
     
  1 to18 October 2010  
  
 
   
 
Sarangpur (1 to 8 October 2010)
Junagadh (8 to 18 October 2010)
 
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  • 1 October 2010 (VS 2066 Bhadarvo Vad Atham) Friday, Sarangpur, Bal-Yuva Din
    To celebrate Bal Din BAPS children performed traditional dances during Swamishri’s morning puja. Children also narrated incidents from the life of Ghanshyam Maharaj and performed a drama on Kalidatta, the demon who tried to kill Ghanshyam.
    In the evening satsang assembly youths of the Youth Training Centre presented aspects of their training programme through drama, speech and dance. Finally, Swamishri blessed the assembly, appreciating the presentations by children and youth. He said, “Character is of importance in life. In spite of having very good education when one does not have character one cannot achieve true success. One must accomplish one’s worldly works, but along with them one must consolidate spirituality in life. This gives one inner strength.”
 
  • 4 October 2010 (VS 2066) Monday, Sarangpur; Ekadashi (Fast)
    Swamishri performed the murti-pratishtha rituals of murtis for BAPS hari mandirs in Mombasa (Kenya), Karjan and a suburb of Mahesana.
  • 10 October 2010 (VS 2066 Sud Trij) Sunday, Junagadh
    During Swamishri’s stay in Junagadh children and youths briefly celebrated various festivals each day on the mandir premises when Swamishri came for Thakorji’s darshan. They celebrated Shivratri, Yogi Jayanti, Guru Purnima, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtmi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Vijaya Dashmi, Chopda Pujan, Diwali and Swamishri’s birthday.
    Today, in Swamishri’s puja, BAPS children sang kirtans, performed a traditional dance, delivered a speech and recitation of shlokas from the 15th Chapter of the Bhagvad Gita.
    In the evening assembly kishores presented dramas on ‘Upasana’ and ‘Ten Fools’. Thereafter Swamishri was honoured with garlands. In conclusion, Swamishri blessed the assembly saying, “Junagadh is a land of enlightened rishis. Bhagwan Swaminarayan came here as Nilkanth Varni. Gunatitanand Swami was appointed as the Mahant of the Mandir and he and his sadhus toured the region to spread the knowledge of Akshar and Purushottam.” Swamishri also explained that our true form is atma, and as long as we believe ourselves to be the body we will experience misery and pain. The Gunatit Sadhu is the doorway to moksha.
 
  • 15 October 2010 (VS 2066 Sud Atham) Friday, Junagadh
    Swamishri performed the murti-pratishtha rituals of arti and pujan of the murtis of Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj, Radha-Krishna Dev, Shiv-Parvatiji, Sita-Ram, Hanumanji, Ganapatiji and Guru Parampara for the BAPS hari mandir in Jamala, Mahesana district.
  • 17 October 2010 (VS 2066 Vijaya Dashmi) Sunday, Junagadh
    With the blessings of Swamishri senior sadhus performed the foundation-stone laying ceremony of a shikharbaddh mandir at the birthplace of Yogiji Maharaj in Dhari. Swamishri was in Junagadh and blessed the devotees gathered for the function by phone, “Today, the foundation-stone laying ceremony has been performed by Mahant Swami, Kothari Swami, Tyagvallabh Swami, Ishwarcharan Swami and Viveksagar Swami. I have prayed that God makes you all happier in life and grants you moksha for having offered seva for the birthplace of Yogiji Maharaj.”
    In the evening satsang assembly in Junagadh Viveksagar Swami, Tyagvallabh Swami and Ghanshyamcharan Swami addressed the gathering of 10,000 devotees. Swamishri was honoured with garlands. Then the youths of BAPS Chhatralaya, Junagadh, performed a traditional dance. Thereafter Swami blessed the evening assembly, eulogizing the saintliness of Gunatitanand Swami and Yogiji Maharaj. At 7.30 p.m. Swamishri’s Harikrishna Maharaj was brought in a decorated palanquin into the assembly hall with great honour and festivity. Senior sadhus performed pujan of Harikrishna Maharaj and the devotees honoured him.