Friday 22 January 2021 | Posh Sud 9, Samvat 2077
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Hundreds of devotees of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan reside in Nairobi. Each year they celebrate the Annual Patotsav of Lord Shree Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa. Hundreds of devotees from all over the world, India, USA, UK, Australia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda came for this auspicious celebrations.
On 25th December 2019, HDH Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj, sant mandal and devotees celebrated the the 67 th Annual Patotsav with great joy and pomp. HDH Acharya Swamishree Maharaj performed poojan to Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa, performed arti and showered His Divine Blessings. Sants and devotees prepared a grande annakut and offered to Lord Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa which was displayed at His Lotus feet. Hundreds of devotees and non-devotees rushed for the divine annakut darshan.
Respected dignitaries from India were warmly welcomed at the temple by Acharya Swamishree Maharaj and offered flower garlands and shawl. At the end of the celebrations everyone present had divine mahaprasad.
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.