now. While I was at the temple, I watched the Hindus perform an ancient Vedic ritual called the Abhishek, a ritual bathing to honor the murti of their God. Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, short for BAPS is a spiritual organization and worship place revealed by Bhagwan Swaminarayan (1781-1830) in the late 18th century and established in 1907 by Shastriji Maharaj (1865-1951). BAPS was founded on the pillars of practical spirituality and they aim to resolve all the spiritual
It has a formal name of Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir. BAPS is an abbreviation for Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha, which is in the Swaminarayan branch of Hindiusm. BAPS is a civil and religious organization. According to H.H. Pramukh Swami Maharaj is “A Mandir is a place of paramount peace…to realize God” (BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, 2018). This Mandir is a place of worship and also a place for members to go to gain
could not have written this paper without at least experiencing either Hinduism or Buddhism religions for myself. I have visited the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in quest of answers to better understand the Hindu faith. During my visit at the temple, I have read and understood from notes posted near the beautiful marble walls of the mandir or in the books sold at gift shop that Sanatana Dharma (eternal religion) also called Hinduism took birth in the Indus valley and preceded the Aryan invasion of northern