Abhishek-Hyderabad

Hariyag-Hyderabad

Hindola-Rajkot

Hindola-Ahmedabad

Hindola-Chharodi

March 30, 2004. The day of Ram-navami, 223^rd Shreehari Jayanti and the 3^rd Patotsav of Shree Ghansyam Maharaj at Gurukul Hyderabad was celebrated with devotional events in highly enthusiastic atmosphere. Attractive Hindola were Decorated at all gurukul branches and at noon sharp 12:00 Pragtya Arati of Shree Ramchnadraji was also performed. At 10:10 pm birth festival of Bhagawan Shree Swaminarayan was celebrated along with kirtan bhakti, discourses, raas etc.

Especially at Gurukul Hyderabad Shreedhar Hari-yag was also performed as a purchcharan of Satsangi jivan parayan. Saints and students have performed 551 recitations of Satsangi Jivan which corresponds to 5 purschcharan of that great scripture of Sampraday. With the inspiration of Sdg.Purani Swami Shree Bhaktiprakashdasji Swami, a Shreedhar Hariyag was arranged lasting for two days. On 29^th march Agnidev for yajna was instigated by aranimanthan and pious Agni was installed in Lotus shaped Agni-kund with eight petals and related worship rituals were carried out by learned Brahmins. On the pious day of Shreeharijayanti aahuties with seven parayan of Sarvamangal Stotra were offered by Sdg. Purani Swami Shree Bhaktiprakashdasji Swami, Sdg. Purani Shree Devprasaddasji Swami, saints, students and yajmans from abroad.
On the day of Patotsav after the Mahapoojan, Abhishek of Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj was performed with Panchamrut, Pious tirth-jal, Kesar-jal and juice of various fruits along with vedic mantra and stotra. Abhishek was followed by a delicious and marvelous annakut.

At noon, pragtya aarti of Shree Ramchandra Bhagwan was performed by Pujya Purani Swami. Swamiji blessed and said that we are very fortunate today as I visualised Shree Agnidev offering your aahuti to Shreeji Maharaj. I also visualised Shree Ram Bhagwan near Shree Ghanshayam Maharaj.
In the afternoon purnahooti of Shreedhar Hariyag was performed in the presence of pious saints. Heavy rains also affiliate the occasion.
At night Pragtya ceremony of Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj was celebrated with kirtan-bhkati, Dhoon, Raas, blessings from Pujya Purani Swami the pragtya-aarti. During this academic year students of Gurukul Hyderabad competed 2,02,226 Dandavat, 1,44,506 Pradakshina, 1,60,184 Mala, 30,243 Janmangal Path and 4,225 Ekadashi Fast.

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