Saturday 23 September 2023 | Bhadarva Sud 8, Samvat 2079
Sat 23 Sep 2023
The second patotsav of Shree Swaminarayan Temple Toronto, Canada was celebrated with a two-day event from Thursday, July 28 to Friday, July 29, 2016.
Thursday afternoon, disciples participated in the Maha Yagna for the upcoming Shree Mukajeevan Swamibap Smruti Mandir Rajat Mahotsav. During the evening, disciples performed various religious skits to please Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa and His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree Maharaj.
Friday morning, Acharya Swamishree performed the second patotsav ceremony to the divine murtis of Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa installed in the golden sinhasan two years ago. He also performed the flag-raising ceremony. Sants then assembled a divine annakut, and everyone then had the chance to perform annakut darshan and aarti. Afterwards, Acharya Swamishree showered His divine blessings upon the entire congregation, as well as sants and disciples residing all across the world. The event concluded with mahaprasad for all attendees.
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.