BY A STAFF REPORTER
CHINO HILLS, CA - The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here, celebrated the 235th birth anniversary of Lord Swaminarayan, the same day as the birth of Lord Rama. This year’s celebration centered on the theme of ‘Shanti through Samjan,’ or the imparting of knowledge on how to attain elevated levels of peace...
CHINO HILLS, CA - The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir here, celebrated the 235th birth anniversary of Lord Swaminarayan, the same day as the birth of Lord Rama. This year’s celebration centered on the theme of ‘Shanti through Samjan,’ or the imparting of knowledge on how to attain elevated levels of peace...
through spiritual understanding. The Swaminarayan Jayanti celebrations were organized by local youth volunteers with much zeal and devotion. With classical devotional songs and dance, they illustrated examples of staunch devotees from Lord Swaminarayan’s time to the modern day who never faltered from their spiritual path despite countless hardships in their lives. Skits were also performed on Lord Rama. Swaminarayan Jayanti also carried a much greater significance in the lives of the devotees who had fasted for the whole day. Many had chanted dhun for hours at length to offer their devotion and engage their senses in the eternal.