Mandir
How many times did yogiji maharaj visit Kisumu mandir and in which year?
3
1995, 1960, 1970
This coastal city is home to the first BAPS Mandir built in Africa, originally consecrated in 1955.
Mombasa
Who started regular ravi sabha?
Yogiji Maharaj
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's childhood name?
Vinu bhai/ vinu bhagat
What does Tilak Chandlo represent?
Bhakta and Bhagwan/Akshar ane Purshotam
Who are the deities installed in the side shrines alongside Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj?
Radha-Krishna
Guru Parampara
He was the first BAPS Guru to physically step foot on Kenyan soil in 1946.
Who is it?
Shashtriji maharaj
What are the 3 main scriptures in our Swaminarayan Sampraday?
Vachanamrut, Shikashapatri, and Swamini Vato
What are Mahant Swami Maharaj's parents' names?
Dahiben and Manibhai
By who and when was BAPS established?
What does BAPS stand for?
Shastriji Maharaj on 5 June 1907
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
How many Shikhars does kisumu mandir have on its roof
3
When was the first BAPS mandir established
1971
Who wrote the Bhaktachintamani?
Nishkulanand Swami
Where and what did Mahant Swami Maharaj study in college?
Agriculture in Anand
What three things where placed in front of toddler Ghanshyam by Markandeya Muni and what did they symbolise?
Plate of Gold Coins = tradesman/entrepreneur
A Small Dagger = warrior/king
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita = religious scholar
Looking at the mandirs entrance, there are two large animals carved that symbolise strength and guard the entrance.
What are they?
Elephants (gaj)
Where does Swaminarayan Bhagwan sit on his manki ghodi
Kakamega
What 5 moral disciplines do sadhus abide by?
Nishkam, Nisneh, Niswad, Nirman, Nirlobh
Swami Keshavjivandas was appointed as the head of which mandir after being initiated as sadhu in what year?
Dadar Mandir (Mumbai), 1961
How many Guinness World Records are currently held by the sanstha and what for?
3
Largest Hindu temple - 2005
Most temples consecrated by one person - 2008
santsang diksha shloks 2026
How many pillers are there in the Kisumu mandir sihasan
6 pillers
How many times has mahant swami maharaj visited kenya and the year after announced as the head of the sanstha
3 times,
2017, 2019, 2025
In order, what are the names of the five Aartis?
Mangla, Shangar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, Shayan
On what dates did:
1) Pramukh Swami Maharaj appoint Mahant Swami as his spiritual successor;
2) Mahant Swami become the Sixth Guru?
20 July 2012
13 August 2016
In which year did Pramukh Swami Maharaj come to kenya for the first time
In the year 2004