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In what year did Shastriji Maharaj found BAPS?
1907.
What is BAPS short for?
Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha.
What task did Pramukh Swami Maharaj perform on the day he was appointed President of BAPS in 1950?
Washing dishes
What is Pramukh Swami Maharaj's famous quote?
“In the joy of others lies our own.”
What job did Bhagatji Maharaj do before becoming a guru?
Tailoring
How many mandirs did Mahant Swami Maharaj build around the world?
What was Shastriji Maharaj's sadhu name?
Sadhu Yagnapurushdas
What was Gunatitanand Swami doing when Shriji Maharaj appeared in the sky and called him to become a sadhu?
Working on the farm
What was the first thing Yogiji Maharaj asked upon waking from anesthesia after his hernia surgery?
“Has milk been served to Shastriji Maharaj?”
What humble phrase did Pramukh Swami Maharaj use to describe himself at Nenpur in 2020?
“Servant of servants” (dasno pan das).
What did Gunatitanand Swami do during a heavy rainstorm, despite Muktanand Swami urging him inside?
He stood outside in the storm, waiting for Shriji Maharaj's return so he could have darshan.
In what year did Shastriji Maharaj break away from the Vartal mandir with just five sadhus and a few devotees?
1905
In which village did resentful sadhus throw belongings, break water pots, and single out young Yogiji Maharaj?
Keriya/Keria
About how many letters did Pramukh Swami Maharaj read and reply to over his lifetime?
Over 700,000 letters.
What happened to Mahant Swami Maharaj and several sadhus on the way to a yuvak shibir assembly in Gold Coast?
They got stuck in an elevator, but he remained calm and blamed no one.
Which devotee did Gunatitanand Swami protect with a couplet vowing to “uproot” anyone who harmed him?
Bhagatji Maharaj (Pragji Bhakta)
What did Yogiji Maharaj do each day for Shastriji Maharaj when Shastriji Maharaj was sick?
He gave him milk and medicine every day, taking care of him like a son.
What did Shastriji Maharaj say on his deathbed in 1951 about his successor?
“I am Yogi, and Yogi is me” — declaring there was no difference between them.
In 1950, what did Shastriji Maharaj ask Yogiji Maharaj to do when he made Shantilal Patel the President of BAPS?
He asked Yogiji Maharaj to place a hand on Shantilal Patel's head.
What was Mahant Swami Maharaj's birth name
Vinu bhagat
What did Yogiji Maharaj do after realizing he was late giving water to the murti of Harikrishna Maharaj?
He bowed again and again in front of the murti, asking for forgiveness
In a 1970 London prasang, who did Yogiji Maharaj point to when asked to show devotees “his home”?
Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
How many people did Pramukh Swami Maharaj personally counsel over his lifetime?
Over 800,000 people.
During his Centenary Celebrations, how did Pramukh Swami Maharaj arrange to have dust from swamis' feet applied to his own forehead?
He mixed dust into sandalwood paste so the sadhus would apply a chandlo containing it.
Which famous temple complex did Pramukh Swami Maharaj help create in Gandhinagar?
Akshardham