Kenya celebrates Jamhuri Day on 12th December every year. On 12th December 2016, it celebrated its 53rd Independence Day.
Jamhuri Day Celebrations
Kenya celebrates Jamhuri Day on 12th December every year. On 12th December 2016, it celebrated its 53rd Independence Day.
HDH Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj celebrated this day at Swamibapa Temple with great pomp. Young and old all came in large numbers to celebrate this Kenyan national day. Most of them painted the Kenyan National flag on their faces, others wore attires resembling to the colours of the national flag to show love towards their country Kenya.
HDH Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj raised the Kenyan National flag as Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band – Nairobi played the Kenyan National Anthem. He cut a cake and offered to Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa. Young devotees fluttered Kenyan flags and danced happily to celebrate this day.
Soon after the celebrations, HDH Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj left Swamibapa Temple and departed for Mombasa. Devotees of Mombasa held similar celebrations upon HDH Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj’s arrival in Mombasa.
His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj is the spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the current and fifth heir in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan. He is the incumbent Acharya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi.
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Shree Swaminarayan Temple Nairobi
Shree Swaminarayan Siddhant Sajivan Mandal
Swamibapa Road
off 2nd Parklands Avenue
P.O. Box 11752 - 00400
Nairobi, Kenya
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Nairobi@SwaminarayanGadi.com
