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please Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj children,
youths and senior devotees perform austerities, pilgrimages or other
devotional means. The spiritual endeavors performed by the devotees
during Swamishri's visit to the local centers are congratulatory and
worthy of recognition. It also reflects Swamishri's divinity for inspiring
such spiritual efforts in children, teenagers and devotees.
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January 2007, Amdavad
- Three youths, Jagdishsinh Chauhan, Keval Patel and Rupak Mehta,
pilgrimaged 11 km by performing 3,700 dandvats from Satellite.
- Thirty-one devotees pilgrimaged 35 km by foot from Nenpur.
3 January
2007, Amdavad
- Hundreds of devotees pilgrimaged by foot from different suburbs
of Amdavad and other places: 700 from Maninagar, 350 from Isanpur,
120 from Nirnaynagar, 160 from Narayannagar, 125 from Vastral, 45
from Navrangpura, 20 from Odhav, 250 from Rakhiyal, 50 from Gomtipur.
- In all, 1,820 devotees pilgrimaged from the city suburbs.
- From the rural areas: 40 from Pardhol (25 km), 50 from Aslali (25
km), 35 from Chavlaj (35 km), 3 from Bavala (28 km), 5 from Khoraj
(18 km). In all, 133 devotees pilgrimaged by foot from the rural areas.
5 January
2007, Amdavad
- Pashiben Patel (70 yrs.) of Meghaninagar performed an 87-hour fast.
7 January
2007, Amdavad
- Hundreds of devotees from the city suburbs and rural areas pilgrimaged
by foot: 405 from Hiravadi, 200 from Odhav, 600 from Paldi and Jivraj
Park, 475 from Sabarkantha district, 160 youths from Memnagar and
Sola Road and 35 youths from Ranip.
- In all 1,875 devotees participated.
11 January
2007, Amdavad
- Narendrabhai R. Patel observed a fast for 108 hours and Bhartiben
Parmar for 86 hours.
12 January
2007, Amdavad
- 150 devotees pilgrimaged from Asarwa.
13 January
2007, Amdavad
- Valmik Patel and his family of Memnagar observed a waterless fast
for 86 hours.
- Dayaben H. Darji (60 yrs) observed a fast for 86 hours and chanted
the Janmangal Namavali 5001 times and read Shastriji Maharaj’s
biography.
17 January
2007, Amdavad
- Thirty devotees pilgrimaged 40 km by foot from Meda-Adraj (Kalol
region).
18 January
2007, Amdavad
- Malvikaben Patel and Shrutiben Patel pilgrimaged by foot from Ambavadi.
19 January
2007, Amdavad
- Every day Hansaben D. Patel and Rajuben Patel pilgrimaged 15 km
by foot from Nikol to attend Swamishri’s morning puja darshan.
- Sarojben E. Patel (55 yrs) walked daily from Sayona City for Swamishri’s
morning puja darshan.
- Hansaben R. Panchal and Gitaben I. Suthar of Nava Vadaj observed
a fast for 86 hours and Muktaben B. Makwana a waterless fast for 86
hours.
20 January
2007, Amdavad
- During Swamishri’s stay devotees pilgrimaged by foot for Swamishri’s
puja darshan: Babubhai N. Patel, Bharatbhai K. Patel, Hasmukhbhai
V. Patel, Kirtan H. Patel, Bhagvatiben B. Patel, Kapilaben K. Patel,
Hansaben P. Patel, Shantaben H. Patel, Bhavnaben B. Patel, Alpaben
H. Patel of Bapunagar and Alpesh Chondagar of Raipur.
21 January
2007, Amdavad
- 95 devotees pilgrimaged by foot from Nirnaynagar and 110 men, 140
women and 11 children pilgrimaged by foot from Memnagar.
- Navinbhai Thakkar observed over 1 month of dharna-parna.
- 1,000 devotees pilgrimaged by foot from Mehsana – saying
7,500 malas, reciting 1,413 Janmangal paath and 211 devotees recited
non-stop the Swaminarayan mahamantra on the way.
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