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Celebrating Akshardham Day :Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar

By mediology January 13, 2023 No Comments

Pramukh Swami Maharaj and two of his greatest creations, Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and New Delhi, represent the very best of Hindu culture and values. Akshardham, in Swaminarayan theology, is the heavenly abode of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. By building grand Akshardham mandirs as representations of Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s eternal abode, Pramukh Swami Maharaj fulfilled the wish of his guru, Yogiji Maharaj, and offered tribute to Bhagwan Swaminarayan. He hoped that those visiting Akshardham would experience peace, gain inspiration from the life and teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, and learn more about Hindu heritage and culture. To fulfil his guru’s wish of building a temple in Delhi, Pramukh Swami Maharaj persevered for 32 years to acquire land to build Swaminarayan Akshardham. Within a mere five years, Pramukh Swami Maharaj built Akshardham. 8,000 volunteers served for 300 million person-hours in total to complete, what the Guinness Book of World Record labelled

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Celebrating Women’s day Part 2 : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar

By mediology January 11, 2023 No Comments

Tens of thousands gathered at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar to participate in the evening assembly titled ‘Women’s Day 2: Celebrating Women’s Empowerment’. Women from around the world sang a medley of devotional hymns and women dignitaries paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s immense efforts to foster the holistic empowerment and development of millions of girls and women worldwide. Examples of how Pramukh Swami Maharaj empowered women can be found at the dedicated “Women’s Empowerment Pavilion” at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar, where seminars, dialogues, performances and forums are organised and managed daily by the BAPS Women’s Wing. The devotion of the BAPS Women’s Wing can be further witnessed at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar through the 33,000 women who have dedicated themselves to serve for the month-long celebrations.Evening Assembly : Today’s evening assembly, titled “Women’s Day”, began at 5pm with a special medley of devotional hymns sung by an all-

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Celebrating BAPS UK and Europe day : pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar

By mediology January 9, 2023 No Comments

On 8 January 2023, BAPS devotees from the UK and Europe presented a creative programme titled, ‘In His Own Words: BAPS UK and Europe Day’ to tens of thousands assembled in Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar celebrating Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s contributions to fostering the cultural and spiritual heritage of thousands in UK and Europe. Following the programme, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj and dignitaries from around the world paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s inspiration of personal spirituality, Hindu mandirs and humanitarian service in UK and Europe.Evening Assembly Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s tireless spiritual travels resulted in the spread of faith and goodwill across the world. This week at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar, devotees from different countries are paying tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj for connecting them to their spiritual and cultural roots. Today’s evening assembly, dedicated as ‘BAPS UK and Europe Day’, began at 5.00 pm.The programme commenced with o

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Celebrating Women Empowerment day : Pramukh Swami Maharaj

By mediology January 6, 2023 No Comments

Hundreds of women from BAPS centres around the world presented an inspirational programme titled “Women’s Day: Celebrating Women’s Empowerment” before an audience of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 5 January 2023. Through devotional songs, dramas, dances, videos and speeches by women dignitaries of various fields, they paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s immense efforts to foster the holistic empowerment and development of millions of girls and women worldwide. Through Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s inspiration, the monthly ‘Premvati’ women’s magazine has provided a global platform for women’s voices on social and spiritual development for more than 50 years. The innovative BAPS WILL (Women’s Ideals for Learning and Living) programme has been helping women of all ages through lectures, group discussions and seminars on childcare, management, healthcare, academics, finances, and many other issues. Moreover, the BAPS Women’s Wing has actively cha

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Celebrating the power of youths : Pramukh Swami maharaj Nagar

By mediology January 4, 2023 No Comments

 An audience of tens of thousands gathered to commemorate ‘Youth Day: Celebrating the Power of Youth’ at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 3 January 2023, the BAPS Youth Wing presented an engaging programme of inspirational dramas, devotional songs, videos and speeches that paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s selfless love and tireless efforts for the moral, spiritual, social and academic development of hundreds of thousands of youths around the world. Following the programme by youths, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj and dignitaries paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s visionary leadership in channeling the power of hundreds of thousands of youths worldwide towards socially constructive and spiritually uplifting activities. Talking about the youths at BAPS institute, Additionally, BAPS youths have come together in gigantic conventions, including the 25,000 youths who came together for the International Youth Festival in 1990 and the 60,000 youths who came together i

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Pramukh Swami maharaj Shatabdi mahotsav

By mediology January 3, 2023 No Comments

Hundreds of children from BAPS children’s centres around the world presented an exhilarating programme titled, “Thank you Pramukh Swami!” Before an audience of tens of thousands gathered to commemorate ‘Children’s Day: Celebrating the Future’ at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 2 January 2023, this programme of creative and inspirational dramas, dances, devotional songs, videos, testimonials and speeches expressed children’s gratitude for the tremendous positive impact Pramukh Swami Maharaj had on their lives. Following the programme by children, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj and dignitaries paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s visionary leadership in the holistic development of hundreds of thousands of children worldwide through the BAPS Children’s Activities Three extraordinary children’s shows in the Bal Nagari that inspire values in children include:‘The Sea of Suvarna’ in which a cast of 270 girls performs an enchanting musical show with ocean animal

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Celebrating ‘Education Day’ : Pramukh Swami Maharaj nagar

By mediology December 31, 2022 No Comments

Education day was celebrated on 30th December 2022, in the month long celebration.  Pramukh Swami Maharaj worked his entire life to foster humanity and spirituality in every individual. Aware of the importance of education for the individual and the nation and inspired by Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s instruction to foster the propagation knowledge, Pramukh Swami Maharaj set up a wide range of educational institutions that have nourished the character and academic potential of hundreds of thousands. Beginning as a small seed with BAPS’s first student hostel at Vidyanagar in 1965, under the inspiration of Pramukh Swami Maharaj and currently Mahant Swami Maharaj, BAPS’s educational activities have flourished into a great tree with branches in many centres. Inspired by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, close to forty educational institutions and student hostels nurture the educational and character development of over 22,500 students annually. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s unparalleled educational ser

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Celebrating ‘Family Unity day’ : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar

By mediology December 30, 2022 No Comments

‘Family Unity day’ was celebrated on 29th of December, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj and several dignitaries paid homage to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s efforts to strengthen family unity in millions of homes around the world as tens of thousands gathered to commemorate ‘Family Unity Day: Celebrating Family Values’ at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 29 December 2022. It is said that Pramukh Swami Himself visited around 25,000 homes in order to strengthen family unity and promoted the innovative concept of the family home assembly (ghar sabha) as an effective solution to familial strife.This campaign built on the 2003 ‘Ideal Family Campaign’ organized on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of BAPS Children’s Activities during which 17,500 boys and girls had visited 435,000 homes to promote Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s message of family values. The campaign had resulted in 250,000 people pledging to daily bow down to their parents, 193,000 people pledging to live an addiction-fre

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Celebrating ‘Seva Day’ : pramukh Swami Maharaj nagar

By mediology December 29, 2022 No Comments

His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj and several dignitaries paid homage to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s selfless service to millions around the world as tens of thousands gathered to commemorate ‘Seva Day: Celebrating Selfless Service’ at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 28 December 2022.Also read: Day 3 : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar.Evening assembly : In an assembly of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 28 December, several leaders and dignitaries joined His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to pay tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s tireless and selfless services to society around the world. Pramukh Swami personified his own universal teaching, ‘In the joy of others lies our own.’Adarshjivandas Swami, the biographer of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, narratedepisodes from the life of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in his series ‘Pramukh Charitam’. He explained, “The replica of New Delhi’s Akshardham at the heart of the Festival grounds is one of the most well-known Hindu templ

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Celebrating Vicharan Day: Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar

By mediology December 28, 2022 No Comments

In an assembly of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 27 December, national leaders and dignitaries joined His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to pay tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s incessant travels over 45 years to ignite spirituality in people’s lives around the world. Pramukh Swami personified the ancient scriptural message, ‘A sadhu is someone who travels for the benefit of society.’Pramukh Swami Maharaj travelled tirelessly to 51 countries and 17,000 villages, towns and cities, visited 250,000 homes, and personally counselled over 800,000 people. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s travels were beyond comprehension. For example, in 1975, he visited 645 villages; in 1976, he visited 728 villages; in 1977, he visited 663 villages!Also read: Day 3 : Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar.Talking about the evening assembly, the  celebration day of Vicharan was started at 4:45pm, Adarshjivandas Swami, the biographer of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, narrated episodes from the life of Pr

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