Saturday 30 September 2023 | Bhadarva Vad 1, Samvat 2079
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Sants commenced their annual vicharan of North America on Monday, June 27, 2016. Within one week, they performed padhramanis at the homes and businesses of disciples and spread the supremacy and glory of Lord Shree Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa through the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Additionally, they performed the third patotsav ceremony of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Temple Kentucky on June 28, the second patotsav ceremony of Swaminarayan Gadi Temple Tennessee on June 29, and the fifth patotsav ceremony of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Temple Georgia on July 2. They are currently making their way through South Georgia and Florida.
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.