Basic Satsang
Mandirs
Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan
Mahant Swami Maharaj
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Who started regular ravi sabha?
Yogiji Maharaj
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In what year was Gandhinagar and Delhi Akshardham opened to the public?
1992, 2005
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What was the length of Neelkanth Varni's vicharan across India? (not distance, how much time?)
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)
100
What does Tilak Chandlo represent?
Bhakta and Bhagwan
200
What are the 3 main scriptures in our Swaminarayan Sampraday?
Vachanmrut, Shikshapatri and Swamini Vato.
200
In what mandir was the first murti of Akshar and Purshottam placed?
Wadhwan
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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
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)
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 by Markandeya Muni 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 BAPS mandir outside of India?
Mombasa, 1955, Yogiji Maharaj
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Through which means has Bhagwan Swaminarayan revealed himself?
Self-manifestation, Brahmaswarup Guru, Scriptures (i.e. Vachanamrut)
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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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How many Guinness World Records are currently held by the sanstha and what for?
Largest Hindu temple - 2005
Most temples consecrated by one person - 2008
500
In order, what are the names of the 5 Aartis?
Mangla, Shangar, Rajbogh, 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
500
When was this photo taken?
New Years Day 2013, Ahemdabad