Wednesday 6 December 2023 | Kartik Vad 9, Samvat 2080
Wed 6 Dec 2023
HDH Acharya Swamishree celebrates Gurupoornima at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, London.
HDH Acharya Swamishree celebrated Gurupoornima at Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, London on 24th July 2002. This occasion was celebrated with great pomp. Shree Mukatajeevan Pipe Band led Gurudev Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa, carried on a palkhi by Sants, and HDH Acharya Swamishree into the temple. As haribhakto performed the welcoming ceremony Shree Muktajeevan Pipe Band played kirtans for the occassion.
After HDH Acharya Swamishree performed the Gurupoojan ceremony, He gave His divine aarshirwad. On this special day all the sants and haribhakto had a chance to do poojan to Gurudev Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa and HDH Acharya Swamishree.
As part of the Gurupoornima celebrations a dance to the kirtan "Pranaam che Swami" was performed by haribhakto. The celebrations culminated in HDH Acharya Swamishree offering cake to Lord Swaminarayan, Jeevanpran Abjibapa and Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa.
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.