Baps Houston Live Aarti (2024)

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Who wrote the new BAPS Aarti? ›

The arti sung within the Swaminarayan tradition was composed by Muktanand Swami, one of Bhagwan Swaminarayan's most senior and learned sadhus, when Bhagwan Swaminarayan was only 21. Learn more about it here.

Apart from traditional Hindu scriptures, the sect has its own writings, of which, Shikshapatri is the most famous one. 6am–12pm and 4–8.30pm; Aarti timings: 6am, 7.30am 11.15am, 7pm and 8.15pm. The cooler months from November to February are the best to visit.

Everyone is welcome to visit the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.

Estimates suggest there are well over 40 Hindu temples scattered around the city. That's a lot of murtis (statues of deities) keeping a watchful eye on things.

As of August 2016, Mahant Swami Maharaj is the 6th guru and president of BAPS. The philosophy of BAPS is centred on the doctrine of Akshar-Purushottam Upasana, in which followers worship Swaminarayan as God, or Purushottam, and his choicest devotee, Gunatitanand Swami, as Akshar.

Bhagwan Swaminarayan was the manifestation of Supreme God, to whom BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is dedicated and whose sacred images are enshrined in the garbh-gruh (sanctum sanctorum).

"BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India, is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It measures 109 m (356 ft). long, 316 ft (96 m). wide and 43 m (141 ft).

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Its 150 centers, including over 100 mandirs, form the hub of its various initiatives. With over 75 dedicated swamis giving spiritual guidance, the organization hosts over 677 weekly satsang assemblies for children, youth, and adults.

HH Mahant Swami Maharaj now presides as the guru and spiritual guide of countless devotees and helms the worldwide socio-spiritual activities of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu mandir (temple) built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Robbinsville, New Jersey. It is the largest Hindu mandir in the United States and the second-largest Hindu mandir in the world, rising 213 ft (65 m) above ground.

Which US state has the most Hindu temples? ›

The New York region has more than 1135 temples; Texas has 128 and Massachusetts has 127. Other prominent temples include the Malibu Hindu Temple, built in 1981 in Calabasas, California, and owned and operated by the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California.

The temple stands 58 metres (191 ft) high and is situated 99 kilometres (62 mi) south of New York City. The Thiruvarangam Ranganathaswamy Temple is dedicated to Maha Vishnu, the supreme deity of Vaishnavism. The temple is often listed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world.

His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj is the sixth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the present leader of BAPS. As a child, he was blessed by Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj, the founder of BAPS.

Upon the passing of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in August 2016, and having been revealed by him as his spiritual successor, Mahant Swami Maharaj now presides as the current guru and spiritual guide of countless devotees, helming also the worldwide socio-spiritual activities of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

It symbolizes the removal of darkness by true spiritual enlightenment. Arti is a tradition dating back thousands of years. In ancient times, there was little light inside the mandirs, and even less light actually reached the garbha gruh, or the inner sanctum of the mandir where the murtis are located.

Jay Sadguru Swami is the arti sung at Swaminarayan Sampradaya mandirs. This arti was composed by Muktanand Swami on 5 November 1802. During the arti, a lighted lamp is waved before murtis, representations of Swaminarayan and other deities.