Ahmedabad
Swamibapa Amrit Mahotsav and Ghanshyam Maharaj Pratishotsav Jitendriyapriyadas Maharaj and President of Kenya Dr. Greetings from William Ruto.
Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan – Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Nairobi is celebrating Shree Muktjivan Swamibapa East Africa Debut Amrit Mahotsav and Shree Ghanshyam Maharaj 70th Pratishthotsav. Acharya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, Gnanamahoddhi Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj visited State House to bless the president of Kenya, Dr. William Ruto The president noted various charitable activities of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan.
Kenyan President Dr. William Ruto said, I have received the inestimable privilege of sitting at the feet of the divine blessings and sanctifying presence of the sixth heir to the sovereign lineage of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi.
Supreme Lord Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan toured all over India for 7 years and gave His Divine darshan to the pilgrims.
Similarly, Shree Muktjivan Swamibapa, the fourth heir of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan’s sovereign lineage, the first Acharyapravar of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, first blessed the barren land of East Africa with his holy lotus feet in 1948. Nairobi Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Temple is celebrating 75th anniversary this year together with Nairobi 70th Patotsav.
The fifth heir of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, Vedratna Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj also met the then Vice President Dr. William Ruto and presented him with his portrait-painting image.
On this occasion, Acharya of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, Gnanamahoddhi Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swami Maharaj blessed Dr. William Ruto with a turban of happiness, a shawl, a Raksha Sutra, a flower necklace and kumkum chandlo.
During the visit, Sadguru Shree Munibhushandasji Swami, Mahant of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Mumbai, Shree Divyadarshandasji Swami, Shree Satchidanandadasji Swami, Shree Sharnagatvatsaldasji Swami, Shree Gurupriyadasji Swami and senior committee memebers were present.