- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Monday (1) visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sarangpur in the western state of Gujarat along with his family for darshan (holy sighting). Shah was given a warm welcome at the temple with Gnaneshwar Swami and Brahmavihari Swami garlanding him on behalf of Mahant Swami Maharaj, the current guru and president of BAPS.
The home minister went to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s Smruti Mandir and performed five pradakshinas to pay respects and praised the divinity and universal work of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the former guru and president of BAPS.
Shah also did darshan of the murtis (idols) at BAPS Mandir built by Shastriji Maharaj, the founder of BAPS, more than a hundred years ago.
Shah’s wife Sonalben Shah was also given a warm welcome. The devotees garlanded her and she paid respects at Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s Smruti Mandir.
The home minister met sadhus in the temple complex and they prayed for his health and well-being and achievements that would benefit the people of India. He also spoke to Brahmavihari Swami the need for values and spirituality to usher in harmony and social change. The Shah family also took mahaprasad and departed after spending more than an hour at the temple in Sarangpur.
Shah later tweeted about his visit in Gujarati and Hindi.
आज सारंगपुर में श्री कष्टभंजनदेव हनुमानजी मंदिर में महाराजाधिराज के दर्शन कर पूजा अर्चना करने का परम सौभाग्य मिला।
આજે સાળંગપુરના શ્રી કષ્ટભંજનદેવ હનુમાન મંદિરમાં મહારાજાધિરાજ હનુમાન દાદા ના દર્શન કરી પૂજા-અર્ચના કરવાનું પરમ સૌભાગ્ય મળ્યુ. pic.twitter.com/eOMwctw6gs
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 1, 2021
આજે શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, કુંડળધામ દ્વારા આયોજીત શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ સત્સંત શીબિર-૩૦ ના ઉદ્દઘાટન પ્રસંગે ઉપસ્થિત રહી, પરમ શ્રધ્ધેય ગુરૂજી શ્રી જ્ઞાનજીવન દાસજી સ્વામિના શુભાશિષ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યા. pic.twitter.com/A2Ft2i39Sj
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 1, 2021
सारंगपुर में BAPS स्वामीनारायण मंदिर में दर्शन किये और प्रमुख स्वामीजी महाराज की समाधी पर पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की।
સાળંગપુર ખાતે BAPS સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિરમાં દર્શન કર્યા તેમજ પ્રમુખ સ્વામીજી મહારાજની સમાધિ પર પુષ્પાંજલિ અર્પણ કરી. pic.twitter.com/eJVSj04zmD
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 1, 2021
