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Where was Pramukh Swami Maharaj appointed as president of the sanstha?

Amli Vali Pol

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What does BAPS stand for?

Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar-Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha

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In how many mandirs did Shastriji Maharaj enshrine the murtis of Akshar-Purushottam?

6 (Vadhwan, Bochasan, Sarangpur, Gondal, Gadhada, Atladara)

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When (exact English date) and where was BAPS established?

June 5, 1907; Bochasan

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What was Bhagatji Maharaj's diksha name?

Bhagatji Maharaj was not given diksha

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What was the names of Pramukh Swami Maharaj's parents?

Motibhai and Diwaliba

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What gaadi did Shastriji Maharaj depart from to establish BAPS?

Vadtal Gaadi

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Who performed the first arti of Gadhada mandir, after its prathistha?

Yogiji Maharaj

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What year was Pramukh Swami Maharaj appointed as president of the sanstha?

1950

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What are the five nirjala (waterless) upvas has Shastriji Maharaj has given agna for us to do?

Swaminarayan Jayanti (Ram Navmi), Dev Podhi Ekadashi, Janmashtami, Jal-Jhilani Ekadashi, and Dev Uthi Ekadashi.

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The name of the scripture that Pramukh Swami Maharaj sang in front of Shastriji Maharaj after traveling by train from Atladara to Sarangpur.

What is the Bhaktachintamani?

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Based on his guidance, Shastriji Maharaj left Vadtal. Who guided Shastriji Maharaj, and what did he base his guidance on?

Krishnaji Ada; Shikshapatri

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What is the name of the kirtan about Sarangpur mandir created before its inauguration.

Shri Sarangpurni Shobha Saji Ati Sari...

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What date was Sarangpur mandir inaugurated?

May 8, 1916

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Pramukh Swami Maharaj was placed as kothari of what mandir

What is Sarangpur?

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In what year was the first meeting between Yogiji Maharaj and Shastriji Maharaj?

1910

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In front of whose murti did Shastriji Maharaj do prarthana before leaving Vadtal?

Harikrishna Maharaj

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What were the three conditions put in place for the construction of Gondal mandir?

That the Akshar Deri remain intact; A 3 shikhar mandir be built at a cost of one million rupees; The mandir should be built within three years.

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When did Yogiji Maharaj initiate 51 sadhus?

May 11, 1961
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The name of Pramukh Swami Maharaj's bicycle.

What is Hercules?

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What were the famous quotes that each of our gurus mentioned to identify the next successor(Bhagatji Maharaj - Pramukh Swami Maharaj)?

Bhagatji Maharaj to Shastriji Maharaj - 'A to maro kodilo lal che'

Shastriji Maharaj to Yogiji Maharaj - 'Hu te Yogi, ne Yogi te hu'

Yogiji Maharaj to Pramukh Swami Maharaj - 'Pramukh Swami maru sarvasva che'

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Before Dhanji Matadar pulled out a peg that marked the boundary of the Bochasan gate, Shastriji Maharaj mentioned to him that the peg was fastened in the head of this celestial animal. What is its name?

Sheshnag

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List the mandirs Shastriji Maharaj built, in chronological order (by the prathistha year) .

1907 - Bochasan; 1916 - Sarangpur; 1934 - Gondal; 1941 - Gadhada; 1945 - Atladara

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When was Yogiji Maharaj's Amrut Mahotsav?

June 4th, 1967

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What village did Ravjibhai come from to give Shantilal a letter that Shastriji Maharaj was calling him to become a sadhu?

Bhaili