Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, this year marked the India’s 70th independence day. As a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly. India still retained King George VI as head of state until its transition to full republican constitution.
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe band welcomed Acharya Swamishree in the Mandir then Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band then also played the Indian national anthem while Acharya Swamishree preformed the flag ceremony.
Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj is the current spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the heir to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, and sixth in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan.
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