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| Miami , 2 October 2000 (V.S. 2056, Aso Sud 5) |
| Miami - Edison
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Ground Breaking Ceremony During a ground breaking ceremony ritual,
known as 'Khaat-vidhi', a series of worship rituals are performed. By
uttering specific Vedic mantras for each ritual, three daites are invoked
with 'Bhav' - hearfelt sentiments: the deity of the ground - 'Bhumi
devata', 'Shesh Naag' - who upholds the buiding and 'Varun Dev' - deity
of water. By offering them pujan, using prescribed materials they are
appeased. Thus they imbue their blessings on the successful completion
of the construction, without obstacles. |
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| Mangalacharan: Auspicious prayer glorifying God | Sankalp: Water held in the hand, with purpose of project in mind | Pouring the sankalp water in the pit | ||
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| Kalash Pujan: Copper pot worshipped with: flowers, chandan, kumkum ... | Water from holy rivers - Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Sarayu, Ghela .... poured in the kalash | |||
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| Panchamrut: sanctified ghee, sugar, milk, yogurt, honey poured in the kalash | Varun Dev pujan: with kumkum | Closing the kalash with cloth and placed in the pit in Agni direction (south-east) | ||
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| Flooding the pit with sanctified water | Mantra pushpanjali: offering flowers to the Lord | Ashirvad: Swamishri blesses the devotees by sprinkling rice grains | ||
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| Arti: Arti of the Lord, Bhumi Devata and Varun Dev | Varun Choki: Sprinkling water around the divo | Aska: beholding the divinity suffused in the flame | ||
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| Nadachhadi: Swamishri ties nadachhadi on a devotee's wrist | Dhun - Prarthana : Chanting the Swaminarayan mantra for completion of the mandir, without obstacles | |||
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1999, Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, Swaminarayan
Aksharpith |