Yogiji Maharaj was tireless in his mission of explaining the upasana of Aksharpurushottam to the world at large. He toured villages incessantly by day and by night. If he was found in one village in the morning, in the evening he would be in another. Wherever he went, he was enthusiastically welcomed. Aspirants in large numbers queue up to receive vartaman from him. There was an unending series of celebrations, and many congregations were held. He gained a mass following, and so the institution progressed and expanded. Yogiji Maharaj started satsang organisations in many different villages. He arranged for the satsangis to receive spiritual guidance through regular correspendence.
He twice visited pilgrim centres by twice conducting all India pilgrimage tours by special trains, which carried sadhus and haribhaktas. These pilgrim centres were further sanctified by the visits of Yogiji Maharaj, and the inhabitants had many remarkable experiences because of the influence exerted through the satsang. He prevailed upon the Government to build a platform at the railway station in Chhapaiya and name it "Swaminarayan Chhapaiya". A tremendous welcome was given to him when he arrived at Chhapaiya.
In recognition of Swamiji's greatness, devotees all over celebrated the sixty-fifth birthday of Yogiji Maharaj which fell on the 12th day of the dark half of the month of Vaishakh of V. S. 2012 at Sarangpur. About one lakh devotees assembled there to offer their homage to him.
Yogiji Maharaj fulfilled the desire of his Guru, Shastriji Maharaj, when he established a temple (Hari-Mandir), Akshar Bhavan at Bombay in the V. S. 2018. In the same year, he had a three spired temple erected in Ahmedabad (Shahibaug), and installed the images of Aksharpurushottam on the 7th day of the bright half of Vaishakh.
He was also a promoter in erecting a fine temple at Mahelav, the birth of Shastriji Maharaj. In this temple, besides 'picture-images' (Chitra-pratima), he also installed a marble statue of Shastriji Maharaj.
V. S. 2021 was a centenary year; it was a hundred years before, that Shastriji Maharaj had manifested himself on this earth. Yogiji Maharaj was himself seventy-four, and was in very delicate health. Yet he visited eighty-two villages in the shivering cold of the winter, and was out on tour for thirty-eight days collecting funds for the centenary celebrations. He was prepared to undergo any amount of hardship for the sake of celebrating the centenary in a fitting manner. On Vasant Panchami day, V. S. 2021, at Atladra, he demonstrated before the devotees of the whole fellowship the full meaning of ideal gurubhakti by his tireless exertion and unflagging enthusiasm. To promote a faster advancement of knowledge he established a student's hostel in Vidyanagar and a gurukul in Gondal. Primary and secondary schools were also started at Gondal.
On the 76th birthday of Yogiji Maharaj, thousands of his followers in India and abroad decided to celebrate the birthday of the great saint, who was a manifestation of Shriji Maharaj, with due pomp and ceremony. A souvenir publication named 'Amrutparva' describing his glorious character and services was also published on this occasion. The occasion also witnessed the grant of a magnificent donation of Rupees twenty-five thousand to the Gujarat Government for the purpose of feeding famine-striken people. Two hundred thousand devotees attended this celebration at Gondal. The honourable guests eulogised his life and character in glowing terms. There were meetings at all the world centres where his followers paid tribute to a rare personality and praised his manifold virtues.
Yogiji Maharaj himself participated with his followers at the labour camp which was entrusted with the task of constructing the 'Gunatitnagar' railway station at Bhadra, the birth place of Akshar Brahman, Shri Gunatitanand Swami. He built a marvellous single spired temple over the house where Gunatitanand Swami was born. In it, he installed the images of 'Dham' (Gunatitanand Swami), 'Dhami' (Lord Swaminarayan) and 'Mukta' (Gopalanand Swami) on the sixth day of the bright half of Vaishakh in the year V. S. 2025.
'Vedras', the book containing the Lord's teachings was republished at his request. He also ordered the publication of the biographies of his Guru Shastriji Maharaj as well as that of Bhagatji Maharaj, (the Guru of Shastriji Maharaj). During the centenary celebrations of his Guru he wanted a souvenir publication named 'Yagnapurush Smruti' also to be brought out. A huge volume - 'Harilila kalpataru' - inspired by Gunatitanand Swami and written by Achintyanand Brahmachari was also published through his initiative. Hindi and English versions of the 'Life and Philosophy of Lord Swaminarayan' as well as the 'Vachanamritam' were also published.
A biography of Gunatitanand Swami was also printed because of the personal interest he took in the old manuscript. He procured a vast circulation of the monthly 'Swaminarayan Prakash'. It had the blessings of Shastriji Maharaj. All who belonged to the fellowship became its regular readers. A weekly, named 'Swaminarayan Satsang Patrika' was also started to provide instructions and also news regarding the satsang to members in various centres to enable them to conduct regular Sunday meetings.
Yogiji Maharaj organised facilities for higher education in Sanskrit for young sadhus and established a Sanskrit school (pathshala) in Bombay. By his influence and blessings many saints became Shastris and Acharyas in the Sanskrit language. Some of the saints received Government scholarships and Doctorate degrees because of their high calibre. Moreover, many young sadhus were also encouraged to develop various innate skills in music, art, painting, etc.
Yogiji Maharaj built many temples. He called congregations and arranged seminars which spread the benefits of satsang, widely among his followers. Many new people were attracted to this faith, and the fellowship expanded considerably.
What is remarkable about Yogiji Maharaj is that he was also highly respected by leaders of many different religions. They often approached him for guidance and even for his blessings. They said : "Yogiji Maharaj belongs to all. He is not for the Swaminarayan sect only, but for the whole world." The reason behind this widespread respect was that Yogiji Maharaj respected every faith. He showed tolerance and understanding towards all religions. He never allowed anyone to criticise any faith or sect. In India and in Africa, Yogiji Maharaj visited without any hesitation, temples dedicated to Rama, Shiva or any other deity. He also visited Sikh Gurudwaras, Jain Derasars and Christian Churches. He had great respect for all religions.
Thousands of aspirants from different climes and regions were admitted to the fold and became followers of Lord Swaminarayan : all because of the efforts of Yogiji Maharaj. Whatever his faith, when the man came into contact with Yogiji Maharaj, a change came over him and he accepted Yogiji Maharaj as his Guru. Thus he attracted many Jains, Sikhs, Parsis, Muslims and also Africans and Europeans to the fellowship. This itself indicated what a great personality and leader Yogiji Maharaj was.
Today we see many saints who allow relaxation or adjustment in their codes of conduct to attract more followers, but they do not succeed, not does their reputation shine thereby, whereas Yogiji Maharaj observed strictly the rule of eight-fold celibacy and the renunciation of wealth. He implicitly obeyed even the most trifling commands of the Lord, despite the utmost severity and self-control required for the observance of these rules of conduct. He performed remarkable tasks and achieved marvellous results. He captured the hearts of all his followers, and to countless others his name became sacred, to be chanted in the morning, and always remembered.