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Who does Tilak Chandlo represent?
The tilak represents the Bhagwan's feet, and the chandlo represents the Bhakta who resides in his Bhagwan's sharan.
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's childhood name?
Vinubhai
What was Bhagwan Swaminarayan's childhood name?
Ghanshyam
In what mandir where was the first murti of Akshar and Purshottam placed?
Vadhvan
Who started regular ravi sabha?
Who established BAPS, and in what year was BAPS established?
Shastriji Maharaj in 1907
What are Mahant Swami Maharaj's parents' names?
Dahiben and Manibhai
What were the names of Bhagwan Swaminarayan's parents?
Dharmadev and Bhaktimata
In what year did Robbinsville Akshardham open to the public?
2023
What are the 3 main scriptures in our Swaminarayan Sampraday?
Vachnamrut, Swamini Vato, and Shikshapatri
Complete the shlok "Laukiko vyavahāras tu..."
Laukiko vyavahāras tu deha-nirvāha-hetukaḥ. Naiva sa paramaṃ lakṣyam asya manuṣya-janmanaḥ. ॥ 3 ॥
What did Mahant Swami Maharaj study in college?
Agriculture
When and where was Bhagwan Swaminarayan born?
April 3rd, 1781, in Chappaiya
Which mandirs did Shastriji Maharaj build?
Bochasan, Sarangpur, Gondal, Atladara and Gadhada
Who wrote the first arti?
Hint: "Jay Sadguru Swami . . . "
Muktanand Swami
What was Pramukh Swami Maharaj's parents' name?
Motibhai and Diwaliba
Swami Keshavjivandas was appointed as the head of ______ mandir after being initiated as sadhu.
Dadar Mandir
What was the length of Nilkanth Varni's vicharan across India?
7 years, 1 month, and 11 days
What mandirs did Maharaj build?
Junagadh, Amdavad, Gadhada, Vadtal, Bhuj, Dholera
In order, what are the names of the five artis that happen at shikharbadh mandirs?
Mangla, Shangar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, Shayan
What was the name of the mission that we all took part in last year?
Mission Rajipo
On what date did Mahant Swami Maharaj officially become the guru of BAPS Sanstha?
August 13, 2016
This is the name of the village in which Ghanshyam participated in the debate with the scholars at the age of 9, comparing the importance of gnan and bhakti.
Kashi
How many Shikharbhad mandirs do we have in North America? And what are they?
Chicago, Houston, Robbinsville, Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta
Who wrote the Bhaktachintamani?
Nishkulanand Swami