Basic Satsang
Mandirs
Bhagwan Swaminarayan
Mahant Swami Maharaj
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Who started regular bal sabha?
Yogiji Maharaj
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In what year was Delhi and Robbinsville Akshardham opened to the public?
2005, 2023
100
What was the length of Neelkanth Varni's vicharan across India?
7 years, 1 month, and 11 days
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What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's childhood name?
Vinubhai (named Keshav by Shastriji Maharaj)
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What does Tilak Chandlo represent?
Bhakta and Bhagwan
200
What are the 3 main scriptures in our Swaminarayan Sampraday?
Vachanamrut, Shikashapatri, and Swamini Vato
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In what mandir was the first murti of Akshar and Purshottam placed in the central shrine?
Bochasan
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When (years AD and VS) and where was Bhagwan Swaminarayan born?
1781 AD (VS 1837) and Chhapaiya
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What are Mahant Swami Maharaj's parents' names?
Dahiben and Manibhai
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By who and when was BAPS established?
What does BAPS stand for?
Shastriji Maharaj on 5 June 1907
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
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Whose vaato are in the swamini vaato?
Gunantitanand Swami
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Mandirs within the Swaminarayan tradition are all of which (shikhar) style?
Nãgara style (North & West India)
300
At what age and where did Ghanshyam participate in the debate with the scholars comparing the importance of gnan and bhakti?
10 years old in Kashi
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Where and what did Mahant Swami Maharaj study in college?
Agriculture in Anand
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What three things where placed in front of toddler Ghanshyam and what did they symbolise?
Plate of Gold Coins = tradesman/entrepreneur
A Small Dagger = warrior/king
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita = religious scholar
400
What 5 moral disciplines do sadhus abide by?
Nishkam, Nisneh, Niswad, Nirman, Nirlobh
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Where, when and who built the first shikharbhadhh BAPS mandir outside of India?
London (Neasden), 1995, Pramukh Swami Maharaj
400
What are the 4 qualities of Parabrahma?
Sarvopari, Sarva Karta, Sakar, Pragat
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Swami Keshavjivandas was appointed as the head of which mandir after being initiated as sadhu in what year?
Dadar Mandir (Mumbai), 1961
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What are the five shikharbadhh mandir built by Shastriji Maharaj (in order)?
Bochasan, Sarangpur, Gondal, Atladra, Gadhada
500
In order, what are the names of the five Aartis?
Mangla, Shangar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, Shayan
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In order, what mandirs did Maharaj build?
Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vadtal, Dholera, Junagadh, Gadhada
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What question did Neelkanth Varni ask on his vicharan?
Where and Who successfully answered this question?
Jiva, Iswar, Maya, Brahma and Parbrahma
Muktanand Swami in Loj (Ramanand Swami's Ashram)
500
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
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When was this photo taken?
New Years Day 2013, Ahemdabad