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Rituals being performed
for the bhagwati and parshad dikshas
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Sadhaks engaged in
the parshad diksha rituals, with their parents besides them
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Parshad diksha rituals
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Swamishri on stage
besides the animatronic murti of Yogiji Maharaj
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Swamishri performs
rituals during the diksha ceremony
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Swamishri performs
rituals during the diksha ceremony
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Performs the janoi
ritual
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Swamishri gives diksha-mantra
and initiates a parshad into the sadhu-fold
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A youth being initiated
into the parshad-fold. First he receives a new kanthi from a senior
sadhu ...
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... then a gatariyu
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... a pagh is placed
on his head
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... and finally Swamishri
smears chandan on his forehead, chest and arms and gives him the
diksha-mantra
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Then the parshad and
his parent stand with folded hands besides Swamishri
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Newly initiated parshad,
a BS Computer Science graduate from USA, and parent with Swamishri
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Swamishri
initiates a Nepali youth
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Swamishri gives the
janoi to a balak
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"Swamini
sena ma avjo re ..." Swamishri happily claps to the tune
of the bhajan
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| Shri Haka Bapu recollects
incidents of Yogiji Maharaj |
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"This is all the
work of God. Through the wish of Yogiji Maharaj 700 sadhus have
been initiated ..." Swamishri blesses
the diksha assembly |
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Nine initiated sadhus
with Swamishri |
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| Twenty-two initiated parshads
with Swamishri |
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The animatronic murti
of Yogiji Maharaj sways, tells the rosary and raises its left hand
to bless |
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Swamishri respectfully
bows before the murti of Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj |
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