Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Smruti Mandir Rajat Mahotsav

This magnificent festival, which will be held from 24 to 30 September 2016, will celebrate with great splendour and fervour the 25th anniversary of the grand opening of Smruti Mandir. Thousands of disciples from all over the world will make the pilgrimage to experience the spiritual ecstasy of this festival. The seven days will be filled with spectacular musical and dance performances, grand processions, scripture recitals, divine blessings from Acharya Swamishree Maharaj, and inspiring displays of devotion – in all, a truly unmissable experience.

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Mahotsav Schedule

Saturday 24th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 9

Time	Event	Location
3.00pm	Grand procession	Varodara Starts at Lakshmi Vilas Palace

Time

Event

Location

3.00pm

Grand procession

Varodara
Starts at

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

Sunday 25th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 10

Time	Event	Location
7.00am	Mahapooja for all sponsors of the Vachanamrut, and Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth scripture recitals (Africa, London, Bolton, USA and India)	Smruti Mandir
8.00am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj will arrive at Smruti Mandir	Smruti Mandir
8.30am	Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap	Smruti Mandir
9.15am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj to commence scripture recital rituals for sponsors of the Vachanamrut, and Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
10:00am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
11:00am	Arrival of guests	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
12:00pm	Mahapooja for all sponsors of Shree Abji Bapashree ni Vato Part 1 and Part 2 (Africa, London, Bolton, USA and India)	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
3.00pm	Scripture recitals Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Shree Abji Bapashree ni Vato scripture recitals Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Painting Murtis in the Smruti Mandir (Africa, London, Bolton, USA and India)	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
7.00pm	Opening Ceremony	Smruti Mandir

Monday 26th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 11

Time	Event	Location
8.00am	Scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
8.15am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj will arrive at Smruti Mandir Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap	Smruti Mandir
9:00am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
10:00am	Conclusion of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth scripture recitals for disciples from Africa only Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Samadhi Murti for disciples from Africa only Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Sinhasan Murtis for disciples from Africa only	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
3.00pm	Scripture recitals Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Sinhasan Murtis for disciples from London, Bolton, America and India	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
8.00pm	Concert of Devotional Songs	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap

Tuesday 27th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 12

Time	Event	Location
8.00am	Scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
8.15am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj will arrive at Smruti Mandir Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap	Smruti Mandir
9:00am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
10:00am	Arrival of guests	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
11:00am	Conclusion of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Granth scripture recitals for disciples from London, Bolton, USA and India Distribution of blessings (gifts) to sponsors of Samadhi Murti for disciples from London, Bolton, USA and India	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
3.00pm	Scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
3.30pm	Celebrations of Shree Ishwar-sadvidyashram, Shree Swaminarayan Boarding - 70th anniversary	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
4.30pm	Youth assembly	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
8.00pm	Concert of Devotional drama and dances	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap

Wednesday 28th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 13

Time	Event	Location
8.00am	Scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
8.15am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj will arrive at Smruti Mandir Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap	Smruti Mandir
9:00am	Conclusion of Vachanamrut scripture recitals	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
9:30am	Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
10:30am	Swamibapa Jayanti aarti writing	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap
3.30pm	Grand procession	Starting at Jay-mala Circle, Bhadvatnagar, Isanpur Road

Thursday 29th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad 14

Time	Event	Location
8.00am	Patotsav ceremony of Samadhi Murti and Sinhasan Murtis Annakut and then aartis at the Samadhi Murti in sequence Annakut and then aartis at the Sinhasan Murtis in the following sequence: Africa, London, Bolton, USA, India Aartis for the sponsors of the Painting Murtis in the following sequence: Africa, London, Bolton, USA, India Samuh Aarti	Smruti Mandir
12:00pm	All aartis to stop at this time, everyone will go for prasad	Smruti Mandir
3.00pm	Remainder of the aartis to be performed	Smruti Mandir
8.00pm	Concert of Devotional musical drama	Smruti Mandir Sabha Mandap

Friday 30th September 2016 - Bhadarva Vad Amas

Time	Event	Location
7.00am	Meditation in commemoration of Shree Sadguru Din Shahi Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap Adoration to Gurudev Swamibapa Grand, Ceremonial Weighing of Gurudev Swamibapa Aartis Jeevanpran Swamibapa's divine blessings Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings Adoration to Acharya Swamishree Maharaj Honouring given to Sants Aartis in celebration of Swamibapa Jayanti Sansmaran Kirtan Mahaprasad	Smruti Mandir & Sabha Mandap

Time

Event

Location

7.00am

Meditation in commemoration of Shree Sadguru Din

Shahi Swagat Yatra from Smruti Mandir to sabha mandap

Adoration to Gurudev Swamibapa

Grand, Ceremonial Weighing of Gurudev Swamibapa

Aartis

Jeevanpran Swamibapa's divine blessings

Acharya Swamishree Maharaj's divine blessings

Adoration to Acharya Swamishree Maharaj

Honouring given to Sants

Aartis in celebration of Swamibapa Jayanti

Sansmaran Kirtan

Mahaprasad

Smruti Mandir & Sabha Mandap