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- 1 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva sud 5) Monday, Mahelav, Ramol, Kaloli,
Mahelav
At 6.25 p.m. Swamishri arrived at the Swaminarayan Mandir in
Ramol and performed pujan, arti and mantra pushpanjali of the
murtis.
After blessing the Satsang assembly Swamishri stopped over for
darshan at the Swaminarayan mandir in Kaloli and then proceeded.
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- 2 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva sud 6) Tuesday, Mahelav
An assembly for the inauguration of a 2,000 litre water tank
constructed by BAPS for Mahelav village was held in the mandir
hall. Shri Narottambhai Patel, Minister for Water and Supplies,
addressed the assembly. Finally, Swamishri blessed the assembly.
At 9.00 a.m., Swamishri and Shri Narottambhai inaugurated amidst
Vedic chantings 'Yagnapurush Varigruh'. Thereafter, Shri Narottambhai
unveiled the plaque declaring the village square as 'Pramukh
Swami Maharaj Chowk' and the main approach road into the village
as 'Shastriji Maharaj Marg'.
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- 4 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva sud 9) Thursday, Mahelav
An assembly was held to mark the symbolic occasion of Shastriji
Maharaj's shraddh. Pujya Brahmadarshan Swami, Pujya Viveksagar
Swami and Pujya Mahant Swami addressed the assembly. Thereafter,
youths of Amod performed a skit on Hira Mukhi. Swamishri was
then honored with garlands by senior sadhus. The satsangi students
and youths of Sojitra enacted the hardships that Shastriji Maharaj
and his sadhus faced in spreading the doctrine of Akshar and
Purushottam. Finally, Swamishri blessed the assembly. More than
6,000 devotees attended the festival and had mahaprasad.
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- 5 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva sud 10) Friday, Mahelav, Virol, Jesarva,
Mahelav, Rojid, Sarangpur
- The Mahelav village
Council passed a resolution to name the lane where Shastriji
Maharaj lived as 'Yagnapurush Pol'. Swamishri performed
pujan of the name plate.
- At 10.00 a.m.
Swamishri arrived in Virol and performed pujan and arti
of murtis at the Swaminarayan Mandir. Thereafter a small
assembly was held and Swamishri blessed the devotees.
- At 11.00 a.m.
Swamishri arrived in Jesarva and performed the murti-pratishtha
at the Swaminarayan Mandir.
- Swamishri returned
to Mahelav at about 12 noon.
- At 7.20 p.m. Swamishri
arrived in Rojid and held a public satsang assembly. Thereafter,
Swamishri departed for Sarangpur.
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- 6 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva sud 11) Saturday, Sarangpur; Jal Jhilani
Festival
The Jal Jhilani festival stage was arranged in the shallow confluence
of Utavali and Falgu rivers. After Swamishri's puja, a procession
of sadhus and devotees with Shri Harikrishna Maharaj in a palanquin
was carried in Sarangpur village. At 9.00 a.m. the mahapuja
rituals commenced in the presence of Pujya Mahant Swami and
Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami. Swamishri arrived at 10.20 a.m.
After Pujya Mahant Swami's speech, Swamishri concluded the mahapuja
rituals with pujan and arti. Then Swamishri blessed the assembly,
"One who understands the glory of God and obeys His commands
is liberated, and he becomes happy in this world and the next..."
Then Swamishri bathed Shri Harikrishna Maharaj with the holy
water of Godavari brought from the Kumbh Mela and the holy water
of rivers Ghela, Utavali and Falgu. Swamishri and senior sadhus
made the customary five rounds in a boat and performed arti
of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj and Shri Ganeshji. Thereafter Swamishri
immersed the murti of Shri Ganeshji. On reaching the river shore,
Swamishri applied the holy water on his head and sprinkled it
on Pujya Mahant Swami, sadhus and devotees. About 4,500 devotees
attended the festival.
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- 12 September
2003 (V.S. 2059, Bhadarva vad 2) Friday, Sarangpur
In a recent National Milk Production Competition, cows and milch
buffaloes of BAPS Sanstha's Shri Yagnapurush Gaushala, Sarangpur,
were awarded the winners' trophies. The details are as follows:
- H.F. cross-breed cow, Mandisari,
produced a record breaking 56.133 litres and was awarded
the gold medal.
- Chandrakanta, a Gir cow,
produced 28.267 litres and was declared first.
- Three milch buffaloes of
Jafrabadi breed, namely, Modini, Samdhi and Gargi, attained
first, second and third ranks respectively.
Dr A. C. Aghara, co-head of milk
production competition, and Dr Kishore V Patel, deputy head
of animal husbandry, spoke about the competition to the assembly.
Swamishri blessed both the guests.
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- 14 September
2003 (Bhadarva sud 4) Sunday, Sarangpur; Shastriji Maharaj's
Shraddh
The shraddh assembly commenced after Swamishri's puja. Students
of 'Pramukh Swami Vidya Mandir' performed a traditional dance
on the lyric 'Malya mune Shastriji Maharaj'. Pujya Brahmadarshan
Swami, Pujya Ghanshyamcharan Swami, Pujya Siddheshwar Swami
and Shri Haka Bapu spoke about the glory of Shastriji Maharaj
and his love for Swamishri. After the rendering of bhajan 'Gunatit
ka danka alamme...' by sadhus, Swamishri blessed the assembly.
He said, "Shastriji Maharaj established this organization
from nothing. At that time we had nothing. And in those circumstances
Shastriji Maharaj built such huge mandirs and developed the
Satsang organization. Its glory has spread throughout the world.
If one is proud of this then one should experience joy and spirit
of being blessed. Shastriji Maharaj's work was not a show. He
had come on this earth with the principle preached by Shriji
Maharaj. His mission was to explain the knowledge of Akshar
and Purushottam ..."
More than 13,000 devotees attended the festival and had mahaprasad
of dudhpak.
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