Bhagwan Swaminarayan
What was Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s childhood name?
Ghanshyam
What was Gunatitanand Swami’s childhood name?
Mulji Sharma
What was Bhagatji Maharaj’s childhood name?
Pragji Bhakta
What is Shastriji Maharaj’s
Dungar Patel
What was Yogiji Maharaj’s childhood name?
Jina Bhagat
What is Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s childhood name?
Shantilal
What is Mahant Swami Maharaj’s childhood name?
Keshav Patel
In which year was Bhagwan Swaminarayan born?
1781
In which mandir did Gunatitanand Swami serve as the Mahant for over 40 years?
Junagadh Mandir
Which spiritual leader did Bhagatji Maharaj serve as a disciple?
Gunatitanand Swami
Which spiritual organization did Shastriji Maharaj establish in 1907?
BAPS
Which event in his life did Yogiji Maharaj consider his most important achievement?
The spiritual nurturing of youths (Yuvak Mandal)
Pramukh Swami Maharaj became the fifth spiritual successor in which year?
1971
In which year did Mahant Swami Maharaj become the spiritual successor of BAPS?
2016
What was the name of the village where Bhagwan Swaminarayan first initiated 500 Paramhansas?
Kalvani
Which spiritual title was given to Gunatitanand Swami by Bhagwan Swaminarayan?
Aksharbrahm
Bhagatji Maharaj is considered the first to spread which philosophy within the Swaminarayan Sampradaya?
Akshar-Purushottam
Shastriji Maharaj is credited for constructing the first mandir dedicated to which philosophy?
Akshar-Purushottam
Yogiji Maharaj was famous for promoting which spiritual practice among devotees?
Satsang reading (spiritual reading)
Which landmark mandir did Pramukh Swami Maharaj oversee the construction of in the U.S.?
Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey
Mahant Swami Maharaj emphasizes which core practice for daily spiritual growth?
Satsang reading and meditation
During which event did Bhagwan Swaminarayan deliver the Shikshapatri to His followers?
Maha Shivratri festival in Vadtal
Which city did Gunatitanand Swami travel to on the orders of Bhagwan Swaminarayan to spread His teachings?
Bhuj
How did Bhagatji Maharaj teach devotees while working as a tailor?
Stitching spiritual wisdom into his conversations
In which town was the first Akshar-Purushottam temple built under Shastriji Maharaj?
Bochasan
Which mandir was Yogiji Maharaj instrumental in establishing in East Africa?
Nairobi Mandir
How many mandirs did Pramukh Swami Maharaj build during his lifetime?
Over 1,100
Mahant Swami Maharaj completed the grand Swaminarayan Akshardham in which major world city?
Robbinsville, New Jersey
What miracle did Bhagwan Swaminarayan perform at Loj that convinced Mulji Sharma (Gunatitanand Swami) of His divinity?
Reviving a dead calf
What did Gunatitanand Swami once say was the main purpose of his entire life?
To spread the knowledge of Akshar-Purushottam
Bhagatji Maharaj faced much opposition for his teachings. How long was he excommunicated from the Sampradaya before being welcomed back?
Seven years
How many sadhus followed Shastriji Maharaj when he left the Vadtal Mandir due to ideological differences?
Five
What vision did Yogiji Maharaj have for the future of BAPS, which became central to its expansion?
Inspiring youth involvement in spiritual and community activities
What was Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s guiding motto, inspiring his global work?
"In the joy of others, lies our own"
Mahant Swami Maharaj places great emphasis on fostering unity and humility. Which spiritual ideal does he most often cite for guiding these virtues?
"Swami ni vat kari ne samjan"