Baps History
Which guru officially established BAPS in 1907 ?
Shastriji Maharaj
Which festival celebrates the birth of Bhagwan Swaminarayan?
Swaminarayan Jayanti
Who built the Gadhada Mandir?
Bhagwan Swaminarayan
When was Bhagwan Swaminarayan Born?
April 3, 1781
What does BAPS stand for?
Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Which guru spread satsang globally and built over 1,100 mandirs?
Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Which festival includes offering hundreds of food items to the murtis?
Annakut
Where is the Akshar Deri located?
Gondal Mandir
Who is known as Aksharbrahma?
Gunatitanand Swami
Which guru created the BAPS children’s organization (Bal Mandal)?
Yogiji Maharaj
What book has the talks of Bhagwan Swaminarayan?
Vachnamrut
Which festival celebrates the victory of good over evil and includes lighting divas?
Diwali
Which BAPS Mandir holds the Guinness World Record of the largest hindu temple in the world?
Delhi Akshardham
Dhari, Gujarat
Which annual BAPS event raises money for charity by walking/running?
Walkathon
Who is the current guru and sixth successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
Which festival honors the guru through pujan and devotion?
Guru Pujan
How tall is the Tapomurti Nilkanth Varni in Robbinsville, New Jersey
49 Feet Tall
When was Pramukh Swami Maharaj born?
December 7, 1921
According to the Akshar‑Purushottam philosophy, what is the ultimate spiritual goal of a devotee?
To become aksharrup and offer devotion to purushottam
How many vachnamruts does the vachnamrut have?
273
which celebration is one month long?
Sharvanmas
Which was the first BAPS mandir ever built outside of India?
Mombasa, Kenya
In the Guru Parampara, who is the living form of Aksharbrahm guiding devotees toward Purushottam today?
Mahant Swami Maharaj