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100

Nityanand Swami (Dinmani Sharma) was given bhagwati diksha in this village

What is Meghpur

100

Requested Viharilalji Maharaj to initiate Dungar Bhakta into sainthood

Who is Vignanand Swami

100

The government built a railway station in Chhapaiya at his request

Who is Yogiji Maharaj

100

Shantilal was this old when he received the letter from Shastriji Maharaj

What is 17

100

Hailed “Akshar Purshottam Maharaj ni Jay” at the Punam ceremony in Vartal

Who is Galbhai

200

Devjibhai, who Shriji Maharaj remembered while doing mala, hailed from this village

What is Nenpur

200

Hailing from Pij, Jethabhai was initiated into sainthood as _____

Who is Nirgundas Swami

200

Appointed Shastri Narayanswarupdasji as the president of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

Who is Shastriji Maharaj

200

How many siddhis did Ghanshyam instruct to bring food for Bhaktimata

What is 8

200

Initiated as Shri Advaitanand Swami by Shriji Maharaj

Who is Magniram

300

Devotees presented the prayer “Maha balvant maya tamari” in this village during the Fuldol utsav

What is Sarangpur

300

First to suggest Jina Bhagat to consider sainthood, when visiting Dhari from Junagadh

Who is Krishnacharandas Swami

300

Went to Una to visit Gunatitanand Swami and Bhagwatprasadji Maharaj while he was excommunicated

Who is Bhagatji Maharaj

300

At what age was Ashabhai initiated into sainthood as Mota Swami

What is 70

300

Realized the true meaning of a “humble servant”, became a sadhu and switched back to gruhasthashram at the word of Shriji Maharaj

Who is Sunderji Suthar

400

In VS 1852, Ramanand Swami celebrated annakut at Mancha Khachar’s house in this village

What is Karyani

400

Initiated by Sadguru Ramanand Swami and lived up to an age of 116

Who is Bhai Atmanand Swami

400

Defeated vedantis in Mahemdavad

 Who is Gunatitanand Swami

400

How many ashrams does one go through in their lifetime?

What is 4

(Brahmacharya, Gruhastha, Vanaprastha, Sanyaas)

400

Nephew of Kothari Gordhanbhai, stood on one leg praying to Harikrishna Maharaj in Vartal for 1 month for divine enlightenment

Who is Girdharbhai

500

This village hosted HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s 51st Birthday celebrations in 1971

What is Dharmaj

500

Known as vachanni murti; called a fool by brahmins in Jetalpur

Who is Atmanand Swami

500

Was initiated into the Bhagwati Diksha on the 10th of January in Gondal

Who is Pramukh Swami Maharaj

500

How many human years equal Brahmaji’s one (1) pal

What is 2,400,000 (24 lakh)

500

Offered all of his and his wife’s ornaments to Gunatitanad Swami during a draught in Sorath

Who is Karsan Bambhaniya