Friday 22 September 2023 | Bhadarva Sud 7, Samvat 2079
Fri 22 Sep 2023
This year marks 50 years since Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa gave physical embodiment to Shree Swaminarayan Gadi. To celebrate this auspicious event, on Sunday, 15th May 2022, devotees of Shree Swaminarayan Siddhant Sajivan Mandal Nairobi organised samuh vanchan of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth.
Devotees were divided into different groups. Each group performed samuh parayan at their own pace and performed between 2 to 4 samuh parayan. At the end of the samuh vanchan, poojan and aarti was performed to Gadi Granth Scriptures.
With the blessings of Lord Shree Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa, Ved Ratna Acharya Swamishree Maharaj and Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj, devotees recited 92 parayans of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth in order to celebrate the upcoming auspicious event.
At the end of the session, prasad was served to all devotees.
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.