Swaminarayan Jayanti
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Swaminarayan was born on 2 April 1781 (Chaitra
sud Nom in the Vikram Samvat calendar) in Chhapaiya
. This day is annually celebrated as Swaminarayan Jayanti by his followers. This coincides with the occasion of Ram Navmi.
The day is spent in worship and reflection by followers. In the evening, celebrations include scriptural discourses, devotional singing, and live enactments of episodes from the life of Swaminarayan. Swaminarayan was born at 10:10 PM, and to mark the occasion, a special Aarti is performed at all Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs at this same time.
Chaitra
Chaitra is a month of the Hindu calendar....
sud Nom in the Vikram Samvat calendar) in Chhapaiya
Chhapaiya
Chhapaiya is a village in Gonda District in the state of Uttar Pradesh about 50 km from district headquarter Gonda and 40 kilometers from the major city of Ayodhya.-Geography:Chhapaiya is located at .-Points of interest:...
. This day is annually celebrated as Swaminarayan Jayanti by his followers. This coincides with the occasion of Ram Navmi.
The day is spent in worship and reflection by followers. In the evening, celebrations include scriptural discourses, devotional singing, and live enactments of episodes from the life of Swaminarayan. Swaminarayan was born at 10:10 PM, and to mark the occasion, a special Aarti is performed at all Shri Swaminarayan Mandirs at this same time.