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Acharya Swamishree Unveils Permanent Tributes to Gurudev Jeevanpran Swamibapa in the Lake District
On Monday 16th August 2010, Acharya Swamishree led disciples from all over the world, hundreds of visitors, locals and the Worshipful Mayor in the Lake District town of Bowness-on-Windermere (Northern England), to commemorate the last days our beloved Gurudev Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa.
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Gurupoonam Celebration in Bolton
On 25th July 2010 Ashadh Sud 15 (Gurupoonam) was celebrated in Bolton, Lancs with great joy. All devotees took part in this grand celebration. Gururaj Muktajeevan Swamibapa swagat yatra from the temple hall. Young devotees aging from 4 to 15 with offerings led the procession into the Temple carrying Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swami Bapa on his Gadi. The temple was filled with flowing sweet melodies from the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band.
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Armed Forces Day
Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band joined the Mayor of Bolton Councillor John Byrne who hosted this year's Armed Forces Day to show support for the men and women past and present who make up the Armed Forces. Also present was Yasmin Qureshi Labour MP for Bolton South East. A special service from the Town Hall steps was led by the Vicar of Bolton.
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Bolton School and Friends Summer concert 2010
Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band was invited to play by Bolton School at this year summer concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on the evening of 29 June.
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Spirit of Bolton Festival 2010
As part of the Spirit Bolton Festival the town diverse and unique communities celebrated the Spirit of Bolton on Saturday June 19. Led by the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band the Mayor of Bolton Councillor John Byrne officially opened the event in Victoria Square whereby organisers including Bolton Inter faith Council, Bolton Christian Community Cohesion, Bolton Council of Mosques and Bolton Hindu Forum with the support of Bolton Council and local community groups.
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Mayor's Mile Charity Walk
On a clear but cold Sunday morning the Mayor's Mile Charity Walk was official started with The Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton led by two Masai warriors dressed in authentic outfits from Kenya. The Masai warriors ensured that the walk around the Bolton Town Hall was not interrupted by any stray lions that may have been out for a morning stroll. Accompanying the warriors were a couple of 8ft tall kangaroos and the Dhol Fusion from Swaminarayan Mandir, Deane Road. The Mayor's office had specifically asked for the Dhol Fusion as on a previous event the Mayor had been so impressed by them that he wanted them to start off the day and lead the procession.
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Band Performs for Sport Relief in London
The Temples decision to support this cause some several months prior came with a vision of the Golders Green Swaminarayan Gadi Sport Relief Mile 2010 being an event to bring the multi faithed, multi cultured local community together in a celebration of the unity in our diversity for this important cause in line with the overall charitable objectives of the Temple.
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Bolton and London Bands perform at the Reebok Stadium
On 27th March 2010 Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band Bolton and Shree Muktajeevan Pipe Band London performed at the Reebok Stadium, home for the Bolton Wonderers Football Club, who had a game against Manchester United.
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Haiti and Red Cross Fund Relief
On Saturday 6th February 2010 in Bolton town centre, Bolton Interfaith Council organised a fund raising event to support the people of Haiti following the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th 2010.
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Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Lake District 30th Anniversary
On Tuesday 18th August 2009, Hindu from all over the world, including monks from India, joined hundreds of visitors and locals and the Worshipful Mayor in the Lake District town of Bowness-on-Windermere, in Northern England to commemorate the key teachings of Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa, founder of the Organisation Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, in a spectacle that embodied his lifetime message of peace, harmony amongst cultures and the support of human endeavour to achieve ones highest aspirations in life through the strength of community unity.
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Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band Performance at the Manchester International Festival 2009
Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band was invited to perform at this year's edition of the annual Manchester International Festival and joined the many bands, performance acts and floats that partook in the festival.
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Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band Bolton Performs Dhol Fusion at Reebok Stadium
On 25th April 2009 Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band Bolton performed Dhol Fusion at Reebok Stadium, home for the Bolton Wonderers Football Club, who had a game against Aston Villa. The event was a huge success with over 21,000 people at the stadium.
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Shree Swaminarayan Pipe Band wins the Black and Asian Diversity Award
On Thursday 13th November 2008, Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band received the Black and Asian Achievement Award for the work carried out for the local and international communities.
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Mayor of Bolton & dignitaries Visits Arts & Culture Centre
A group of dignitaries including the Mayor of Bolton were received by Acharya Swamishree. They were given a tour of the mandir and then taken to the sabha mandap where they saw several dances performed by our balaks and balikas. The visit was arranged by Bolton Interfaith Council.
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61st India's Independence Day
On Friday 15th August 2008 at Bolton temple. Young and old Indians assembled to celebrate 61st India's Independence Day with His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree with a flag raising ceremony.
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Acharya Swamishree Arrives in Bolton
On the sunny afternoon of Wednesday 13th August 2008, His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree and His group of sants arrived at Bolton Temple. Hundreds of disciples had gathered in the Temple forecourt for the long-awaited divine darshan of Acharya Swamishree. Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band, donned in their new feather bonnets, saluted Acharya Swamishree as He arrived.
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Interfaith Charity Fund Raising for Burma & China
On the 7th June 2008 Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band led an Interfaith charity fund raising display in the centre of Bolton. Helping in Harmony was a multicultural and multifaith event where Hindus, Christians and Muslims came together to raise funds for the cyclone disaster in Burma and the earthquake in China. The band played for almost 5 hours in a hugely successful display where thousands of people watched the groups in Victoria Square in front of the Town Hall. Alongside the pipe band was a dhol group, some of their players were from our Mandir in Bolton. The star show was the fusion piece where dhols and bagpipes played together to create a unique visual and audio experience.
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Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Shatabdi Mahotsav
Eleven day centenary celebrations of Shree Mukatjeevan Swamibapa with stage performances and grand processions in the city of Ahmedabad, India. This was the first time when all four bands from London, Bolton, Nairobi, and New Jersey performed together.
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Acharya Swamishree Inaugurates the new Scottish Uniform of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band
On the 6th of November, His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree formally inaugurated the new authentic Scottish uniform of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band. The members of the band proudly marched into the temple dressed in their tartan kilts, tunics, plaid, sporrans and Glengarry hats, and saluted Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa and Acharya Swamishree.
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Spiritual Awareness Convention - Cultural Awareness Event
The Square outside of Bolton Town Hall was the venue for a Cultural Awareness Event, aimed at highlighting the artistic and cultural diversity of the town. Inspired by His Divine Holiness Acharya Swamishree, Sant Shiromani Shree Sarvatmapriyadasji Swami was accompanied to this event by Shree Swamibapa Pipe Band and a group of young disciples based at the Bolton Temple.
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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.
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band is part of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan based in Ahmedabad, India. Each Pipe Band is managed by the Mandir in its location.
