Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Bhadarva Vad 5, Samvat 2079
Tue 3 Oct 2023
Kenyan 52nd Independence Celebrations
In 1963, Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa was in Kenya during his 4th visit to this country and to bless Kenya. 52 years after the independence, Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa's spiritual heir, Acharya Swamishree Maharaj, is on his 27th visit to Kenya to bless this nation and pray for the country's peace, love and unity.
Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan - Shree Swaminarayan Siddhant Sajivan Mandal - Nairobi Celebrated Kenya's 52nd Independence Day in the divine presence of His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree.
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band - Nairobi, which will be celebrating 60 years since their establishment in a weeks' time, gave their salutations as Acharya Swamishree Maharaj ceremonially raised the Kenyan flag. The Pipe Band played the Kenyan National Anthem melodiously with their drums and bagpipes. The congregation gathered to observe this national event, stood at attention and paid their respects to the Kenyan flag as they sang the National Anthem.
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.