The evening began with Sandhya Aarti niyams and Kirtan Bhakti at 6pm. Haribhakto of the congregation performed 33 Abji Bapashree Ni Vato Samuh Parayan’s to please Lord Swaminarayan. As part of the Samuh Parayan’s, poojan was performed by devotees who prayed to Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa for the darshan and love that is showered upon them.
In today’s Divine Ashirwad, Acharya Swamiji Maharaj explained the glory of Abji Bapashree Ni Vato as follows:
This year Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bolton assembled a total of four elegant Hindolas. Four Satsang Prashansa Shibir teams took the responsibility of designing and bringing the hindolo to life. Their artworks used a multitude of design ideas such as rolled up paper, crayons, origami, mirrors and string. A video displayed the process of crafting the Hindola swings, followed by the celebration of Hindola Utsav in the presence of Acharya Swamiji Maharaj.