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Himmatnagar
Himmatnagar, Bochasan
Bochasan
Bochasan, Vidynagar
Vidyanagar
Vidyanagar, Umreth, Dakor
Dakor, Umreth, Bhatpura, Vidyanagar
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- 14 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak sud 10) Thursday, Sarangpur, Gandhinagar,
Himmatnagar
- On Swamishri's
arrival in the evening assembly, he was honoured by the
Mayor of Himmatnagar Shri Lalbhai Desai, officials of the
Himmatnagar City Council and many other leading representatives
local organisations and dignitaries for the extensive social
uplift projects Swamishri has inspired in the region. As
a tribute to Swamishri's work, the Mayor declared that the
road leading from the Motipura Canal to Kasia Road would
now be known as 'Pramukh Swami Maharaj Marg.'
Blessing the assembly, Swamishri said, "We all do many
works - for oneself, relatives and others. But the most
important task is that of attaining salvation for the atma,
for this we practice satsang. The scriptures teach that
salvation is attained when one meets God or His holy Sadhu."
- To commemorate
the Bicentenary of arti, Swamishri, sadhus and devotees
performed mass arti.
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15 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak sud 11) Friday, Himmatnagar
This day, Kartik sud
11, was special because was on this day Nilkanth Varni had
received initiation into the sadhu-fold from Ramanand Swami.
Also, on this day, Pramukh Swami Maharaj was given initiation
by his guru Shastriji Maharaj.
Today 10 youths received bhagvati diksha and 7 youths received
parshad diksha from Pramukh Swami Maharaj. In his blessings
Pramukh Swami Maharaj said, "Some people ask, 'How will
sadhus serve society?' They feel sadhus are a burden. But
they are not a burden. They travel from village-to-village
and serve people. They redeem people from addictions and lead
them onto the path of devotion to God. When people are elevated
personally, the country as a whole progresses. Society is
made up of virtuous individuals. And a virtuous society leads
to an affluent country. Sadhus will help to create such virtuous
individuals."
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16 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak sud 12) Saturday, Himmatnagar
In the morning a special
Tribal Assembly was held. From early morning tribal devotees
from scores of tribal villages in the Sabarkantha region arrived
in dozens of trucks. Over 4300 devotees were present for this
special tribal assembly.
Following speeches by senior sadhus, stories about tribal
devotees whose wayward lives had been transformed through
satsang were narrated and they were blessed by Swamishri.
To mark this special occasion tribal youths performed exiting
traditional dances in the presence of Swamishri. Finally,
Swamishri blessed the assembly.
- 17 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak sud 13) Sunday, Himmatnagar
- In the morning,
during Swamishri's puja, devotees of the Sabarkantha district
participated in a special mahapuja ceremony offering their
devotion to Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and guruhari Pramukh
Swami Maharaj.
After his puja, Swamishri performed the murti-pratishtha
ceremony for the murtis to be installed in four new Sanskardhams
in the suburbs of Amdavad - Sola Road, Saraspur, Bopal and
Ghatlodia-Naranpura.
- In the afternoon,
a special Women's assembly was held which was conducted
entirely by the Women's Wing.
- The evening assembly
was celebrated as the Pushpa Tula Ceremony. It featured
cultural presentation by chuldren, teenagers and youths,
speeches by senior sadhus and a special ceremony in which
Shri Harikrishna Maharaj was honored.
At the conclusion of the celebration, Swamishri blessed
the assembly, "Those who have recognized God and realized
the glory of God are not taken in by other things. They
only do what will please God. To please God, (worldly) things
are an obstacle. And to leave them is very difficult. But
for a true devotee of God, there is nothing greater than
God in this world ..."
- 21 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak vad 1) Thursday, Bochasan
Swamishri performed the
murti-pratishtha rituals of murtis for a Hari mandir in Vishwanathpura
Lat, (Kapadvanj district).
- 29
November 2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak vad 10) Friday, Vidyanagar,
Umreth, Dakor
- The previous day
a yagna of 51 kunds was held as part of the murti pratishtha
rituals in Umreth. 350 participants participated in the
yagna. The same day in the evening a grand procession of
murtis was carried out by 7,000 devotees and well-wishers.
- Swamishri performed murti-pratishtha
rituals of Dham, Dhami and Mukta, Laxmi Narayan Dev and
Guru Parampara. Thereafter an assembly was held in which
9,000 devotees were present. Swamishri blessed the assembly.
- Swamishri departed from Umreth
and reached Dakor at 1.15 p.m. In the evening Swamishri
went for darshan of the holy places in Dakor, namely, Gomti
pond, Danknath Mahadev (where Bhakta Bodana had brought
the murti of Ranchhodrayji from Dwarika and placed it there)
and Ranchhodrayji mandir where he was honored and welcomed
by the trustees.
- Swamishri blessed the evening
satsang assembly in Dakor.
- After dinner Swamishri met
the mahants of different mandirs in Dakor.
- 30 November
2002 (V.S. 2059, Kartak vad 11) Saturday, Dakor, Umreth, Bhatpura,
Vidyanagar
At 10.20 a.m. Swamishri
went for darshan of the mandirs in Dakor, Swamishri also sanctified
a sanctuary for cows called 'Shri Dakor Khodadhor Panjrapol
Trust' run by BAPS. At present 321 cows are being looked after.
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