Friday 22 September 2023 | Bhadarva Sud 7, Samvat 2079
Fri 22 Sep 2023
On Saturday, July 22, 2017, Acharya Swamishree arrived to Shree Swaminarayan Temple – Streamwood, Illinois. Sants and disciples celebrated Acharya Swamishree’s Sadbhav Amrut Parva over the next few days with a samuh raas program and a religious drama in the evenings. They also held a special program during which they adorned Acharya Swamishree in vagha to match a grand hindolo on which He sat and bestowed His darshan upon the entire congregation. Disciples also offered a birthday cake to Acharya Swamishree. On Sunday, July 23, 2017, Acharya Swamishree conducted the 6th patotsav ceremony of the temple. Disciples received blessings in the form of Acharya Swamishree’s divine ashirwad as well as the annakut darshan of Lord Swaminarayanbapa 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.