Basic Satsang
Mandirs
Bhagwan Swaminarayan
Mahant Swami Maharaj
100
Who started regular ravi sabha?
Yogiji Maharaj
100
In what year was Gandhinagar and Delhi Akshardham opened to the public?
1992, 2005
100
What was the length of Neelkanth Varni's vicharan across India?
7 years, 1 month, and 11 days
100
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj's childhood name?
Vinubhai (named Keshav by Shastriji Maharaj)
200
What are the 3 main scriptures in our Swaminarayan Sampraday?
Vachanamrut, Shikashapatri, and Swamini Vato
200
In what mandir was the first murti of Akshar and Purshottam placed?
Wadhwan
200
When (years AD and VS) and where was Bhagwan Swaminarayan born?
1781 AD (VS 1837) and Chhapaiya
200
What are Mahant Swami Maharaj's parents' names?
Dahiben and Manibhai
300
Who wrote the Aarti?
Who wrote the Bhaktachintamani?
Muktanand Swami
Nishkulanand Swami
300
Mandirs within the Swaminarayan tradition are all of which (shikhar) style?
Nãgara style (North & West India)
Dravida (South West India)
Vesara (South 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
300
Where and what did Mahant Swami Maharaj study in college?
Agriculture in Anand
400
What 5 moral disciplines do sadhus abide by?
Nishkam, Nisneh, Niswad, Nirman, Nirlobh
400
Where, when and who built the first BAPS mandir outside of India?
Mombasa, 1955, Yogiji Maharaj
400
Through which means has Bhagwan Swaminarayan revealed himself?
Self-manifestation, Brahmaswarup Guru, Scriptures (i.e. Vachanamrut)
An Introduction to Swaminarayan Hindu Theology
400
Swami Keshavjivandas was appointed as the head of which mandir after being initiated as sadhu in what year?
Dadar Mandir (Mumbai), 1961
500
In order, what are the names of the five Aartis?
Mangla, Shangar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, Shayan
500
In order, what mandirs did Maharaj build?
Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Vadtal, Dholera, Junagadh, Gadhada
500
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