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Traditional
welcome with Naad Swaram |
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Divine blessings |
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In a humble
gesture |
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Blessing a disabled
youth |
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Rituals of bathing Lord Harikrishna Maharaj with water and panchamrut,
prior to the Murti pratishtha ceremony |
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Murti
pratishtha ceremony, invoking the Lord in the murtis of Lord Swaminarayan
and Gunatitanand Swami |
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Performing the
first arti of the Lord after the consecration ceremony |
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Circumambulating
the murtis (Pradakshina) |
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Blessing a devotee |
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An elephant
welcomes Swamishri before the Murti pratishtha assembly |
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Swamishri blesses
the elephant |
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And unexpectedly
the elephant expresses its love and blessings by raising its trunk. In
response Swamishri humbly accepts its blessings |
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Murti pratishtha
assembly at the Kalyan Mandap hall |
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The grand decorated
stage of the Kalyan Mandap assembly hall |
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Blessings at
the Murti pratishtha assembly |
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