Acharya Swamiji Maharaj - Arrival in Nairobi
Surya Dev shone brightly, Vayu Dev came in the form of a cool breeze and Indra dev cooled the atmosphere with light showers of rain. Upon His arrival on Swamibapa Road, He resided on a beautiful chariot where Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipeband performed a salute to Him. Ladies carried traditional urns and sang kirtans to give Him a ceremonial welcome.
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa pipe band along with all devotees then escorted Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj and Sant Mandal to mandir where a ceremonial charan poojan and aarti was performed at the entrance of the temple hall. He was led to the temple hall, where He performed the aarti of Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa and Ved Ratna Acharya Swamishree Maharaj, after which HDH Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj accepted the prayers of devotees and gave each devotee the golden opportunity for His divine darshan.
Later in the evening, Sandhya aarti niyams were performed and an official welcoming ceremony ’swagat sabha’ was held. Young devotees performed welcome dances to please Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa and Ved Ratna Acharya Swamishree Maharaj, and to give a ceremonial welcome to HDH Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj. All devotees later got an opportunity to receive blessings and Mahaprasad from HDH Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj.
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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Shree Swaminarayan Temple Nairobi
Shree Swaminarayan Siddhant Sajivan Mandal
Swamibapa Road
off 2nd Parklands Avenue
P.O. Box 11752 - 00400
Nairobi, Kenya
T: +254 20 374 2947 / 5757
F: +254 20 374 3685
Nairobi@SwaminarayanGadi.com
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