OUR FESTIVALS
Pushpadol utsav is also known as
How many ekadashi in 1 month
2 (11th day of the bright half -Sud and dark half- Vad of each month)
Name of current guru
Pujya Devkrushnadasji Swami
How many Acharyas are there in Swaminarayan sampraday
2 (Vadtal gadi and Amdavad gadi)
Name - Father and Mother of Ghanshyam Maharaj
Dharmadev
Bhaktimata
What is Janmastami
It is a festival to celebrate the birth of Bhagwan Shri Krishna
Shravan vad 8
Origin of Ekadashi is described in ?
Puranas
Pujya Dharmajeevandasji Swami
How many dandvats / Panchang pranam should you do??
Minimum = 6 (5 + 1 for forgiveness)
Dharmadev (his father)
Makar Sakranti
Ekadashi emerged from the light of the 10 indriyas of Bhagwan Vishnu and killed which demon ?
Murdanav
Who wrote kirtan - "Re Shyam tame sachu nanu"
Muktanand Swami
What dose tilak Chandlo represent?
U shape = feet of maharaj
chandlo = us (devotees)
What did Maharaj tell to Bhaktimata before taking her to Akshardham???
Hari Gita
When is Ram Navami / Hari Jayanti celebrated?
Chaitra Sud 9 (9th day of the bright half in the month of Chaitra)
Name 4 ways how one can observe fast on ekadashi
1. take fruits only
2. take liquids only (nakorda upvas)
3. take faral (fruit and root related items)
4. do not take food or water (nirjala upvas)
Who is guru of Sahajanand Swami
Ramanand Swami
U shape tilak is done with ______
Chandlo is done with ______
Chandan
Red kumkum
Bhagwan has said this in Shikshapatri shlok 52
Vasant Panchami
All festival in Hinduism have some _____ or _____ significance to it.
Religious or spiritual
Name 4 moti Ekadashi
Asadh Sud 11 - Dev Shayani Ekadashi
Bhada sud 11 - Jal Jilani Ekadashi
Kartik sud 11 - Prabodhini Ekadashi
Jeth sud 11 - Bhim Ekadashi
Name a few ekantik hari bhaktos???
Dada khachar
Ali bhai
Sura Khachar
Jivu baa
Mota Ram bai
Kadvi baa
Maharaj has vowed to take his haribhaktos to at the end of their life???
Akshardham