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Pramukh Swami Maharaj had known that Mahant Swami would be his successor when the latter received initiation in 1957. [17] On 20 July 2012, in the presence of senior swamis in Ahmedabad , Pramukh Swami Maharaj formally declared that Mahant Swami Maharaj would be his spiritual successor after his death and wrote a letter in his own handwriting ...
Pramukh Swami Maharaj writing letters to devotees in Gujarat, India. Pramukh Swami Maharaj counseling a young devotee in Gujarat, India. Pramukh Swami was approached by many followers for guidance in all aspects of life. [37]: 144 Devotees frequently took to him matters of personal, family, and business affairs and seek his guidance.
Following the death of Pramukh Swami Maharaj on 13 August 2016, Mahant Swami Maharaj became the 6th guru and president of BAPS. [79] In 1961, he was ordained as a swami by Yogiji Maharaj and named Keshavjivandas Swami. Due to his appointment as the head (mahant) of the mandir in Mumbai, he became known as Mahant Swami. [80]
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The central deities in the mandir are Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Gunatitanand Swami, together known as Akshar-Purshottam Maharaj. [1] [2] The sacred images of Ghanshyam Maharaj, Nilkanth Varni, Shri Radha-Krishna, Shri Sita-Ram, Shri Shiva-Parvati, Hanuman, Ganesha, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, and Mahant Swami Maharaj have also been consecrated ...
Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century) Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990) Pramukh Swami Maharaj [32] [33] (born 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) Pranavananda, also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj (29 January 1896 – 8 February 1941)
Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India is a large Hindu temple complex inspired by Yogiji Maharaj (1892–1971) the fourth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan, and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921–2016), the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan according to the BAPS denomination of Swaminarayan Hinduism.
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