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Swaminarayan Mandir Celebrates 16th Patotsav

4/27/2016

 
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​BY A STAFF REPORTER
DOWNEY, CA – The Swaminarayan Mandir here held its  16thPatotsav or murti consecration, which started on April 22  with Hanuman puja and Mahaprasad. In the evening a cultural program  was put up by youth and their talent in dance and music kept the audience spellbound.  On April 23, Hariyag-Yagna  was performed in...

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 the morning and Maruti Yagna in the evening. Several devotees took part in these rituals.JalYatra followed  the next day in which the deities were  bathed. On  April 24, the  mandir’s Patotsav committee, clarified that Paramatma’s divinity never dissipates. It is only our ‘bhava’ or devotional love that ebbs. By celebrating Patotsav, our inner sentiments for Paramatma and the religious head 1008 Shree Acharya Shri Rakesh Prakashdasji has been rekindled and reinvigorated and blessed the occasion.
The  Acharya’s’s younger brother Nareshbhai Pandey performed a grand Abhishek of the murtis..Saints from  Swaminaryan Mandir  of Norwalk  also joined in to perform Abhishek .The sanctified Panchamrut, known as Charanamrut was collected and later given to the devotees. After Abhishek, the murtis were bathed with water and adorned with shrungar - garments, ornaments and flower garlands. A small, yet rich Annakut of sweets and savory dishes was offered to them. The Annakut  prasad was served to  around 600 devotees present. Shastri Dev Prasadji Swami, Shastri Chandra Prakashdasji Swami, Pujari Swami Hariprasadji  were lauded for their service  along with Parshad Ram Bhagat who prepared large quantities of food for devotees for  three days.

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