Saturday 16 January 2021 | Posh Sud 3, Samvat 2077
Sat 16 Jan 2021
After His appointment as Acharya Swamishree Maharaj’s spiritual heir, the first vicharan of Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj was to the village of Bavla on Wednesday 29 July 2020.
After His appointment as Acharya Swamishree Maharaj’s spiritual heir, the first vicharan of Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj was to the village of Bavla on Wednesday 29 July 2020.
He attended a special remembrance and prayer assembly held in honour of Acharya Swamishree Maharaj. At the start of the assembly held in the open ground beside Bavla Mandir, the Mahant of Bavla Mandir, Shree Sarvatmapriyadasji Swami welcomed Acharya Swamiji Maharaj on behalf of all the village’s Sants and disciples. In his heartfelt speech, Shree Sarvatmapriyadasji Swami described the spiritual, divine love, mercy, wisdom and joy that our beloved Acharya Swamishree Maharaj had bestowed upon us all.
A certificate of dedication was presented by the senior Sants of Bavla to Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji on behalf of Shree Swaminarayan Sidhant Sajivan Mandal, Bavla. A tree plantation ceremony was also held in the forecourt of the Mandir, as a permanent memorial to Acharya Swamishree 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.