To 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.

     8 July 2007, Jacksonville

• 391 female devotees gave up a favourite food item till Swamishri’s darshan.
• 1 lived on liquid diet for 28 days.
• Children of Atlanta performed 100-hr liquid fast: Dakshesh Patel (5 yrs), Rushi K Patel (8 yrs), Dhrupal D Patel (9 yrs), Jay R Patel (10 yrs), Darshan D Patel (10 yrs), Rishi K Patel (11 yrs), Kush H Patel (11 yrs), Vandan P Patel (11 yrs), Anish B Patel (12 yrs), Kirtan R Patel (12 yrs), Vikas B Patel (12 yrs), Kirtan K Patel (12 yrs), Yogin P Patel (13 yrs), Deven P Patel (13 yrs), Shil R Patel (13 yrs), Adarsh P Patel (14 yrs). Swamishri blessed them and gave them prasad.

     10 July 2007, Jacksonville

• Bipinbhai Patel observed a liquid fast for last six months. Swamishri gave him prasad and blessed him. J

     11 July 2007, Jacksonville

• Jayubhai Patel performed taptakrucch vrat.

     13 July 2007, Jacksonville

• For the success of Swamishri’s Satsang tour members of 57 women’s centres in USA had performed continuous chanting of Swaminarayan dhun in which 3,060 balikas, kishoris, yuvatis and mahilas had participated. The dhun times were allotted according to the zonal time differences.