The Uttrayan festival, also known as Makar Sankranti, was celebrated on 14 January 2011 in Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Maninagar.
The Uttrayan festival, also known as Makar Sankranti, was celebrated on 14 January 2011 in Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Maninagar.
This is the day when the Sun starts to travel in the Uttar - Northerly direction. It also marks the decline of the winter season and the end of Dhanurmas.
In Gujarat, as the day is commonly known as the Kite Festival, the sants had decorated the inner sanctum of the Mandir with beautifully coloured kites. As per tradition, the prasad of undhiyu and jalebi were given to all the disciples. It is also the custom for disciples to give gifts to the Lord.
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 Mandir Maninagar
Shree Swaminarayan High School Compound
Opposite Swaminarayan Tower
Maninagar, Ahmedabad, 380 008
Gujarat, India
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