BAPS is a Hindu socio-spiritual movement that has its roots in the Vedas. It was formally founded in 1907 by Shastriji Maharaj, but it was pioneered by Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the late 18th century.

Pune-based historian Amar Yuvraj Dangat seeks to address this gap. After a decade of research and exploration across ...

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha spiritual leader Mahant Swami Maharaj has offered his prayers for peace and harmony. India's Consulate General in New York has raised the matter with US law enforcement ...

Pramukh Swami received initiation as a Hindu Swami in 1940 from his guru Shastriji Maharaj, the founder of BAPS, who later appointed him as President of BAPS in 1950," said Satish Patel ...

ABU DHABI: The spiritual leader Mahant Swami Maharaj arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday ahead of the inauguration of the BAPS Hindu temple. The spiritual leader reached the Gulf nation as a state ...

“The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable,” the Indian Consulate said in a post on X Monday. It added that the Consulate “is in touch with the ...

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has condemned the desecration of its temple in Melville, New York, with hateful messages. Similar ...

The Consulate General of India in New York has condemned the vandalism at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, calling it “unacceptable.” The Consulate has also brought the issue to the ...

Packert, Cynthia 2019. From Gujarat to the Globe: ‘Bhakti Visuality’ and Identity in BAPS Svāminārāyaṇ Hinduism. The Journal of Hindu Studies, Vol. 12, Issue. 2, p. 192. Bhatt, Kalpesh 2021. Dynamics ...

Followers of guru Ashutosh Maharaj insist he has been meditating since his apparent death in 2014 An Indian court has granted permission for the followers of a long-dead spiritual guru to preserve ...

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