To cater for this large influx of people, arrangements for his
final darshan at Sarangpur have been made from 7.00 a.m. onwards, Sunday, 14
August 2016 till 11.00 a.m. Wednesday, 17 August 2016. During this period,
darshan was opened for 24 hours daily.
His Holiness Pramukh Swami
Maharaj, the spiritual head of BAPS, passed away on 13 August 2016 at 6.00
p.m. in the holy pilgrim place of Sarangpur. Devotees and well-wishers from all
corners of India and the world have started thronging there for his final
darshan including bollywod stars and national leaders.
Sadhu Swayamprakashdas (Pujya Doctor Swami), a senior sadhu of
BAPS, made an official statement that His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj is
sincerely revered by countless people for his pure saintliness and selfless
humanitarian services to society.
Website also tells that four years ago, on 20 July 2012, His
Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj had declared in a letter that His Holiness
Mahant Swami (Sadhu Keshavjivandas) would succeed him as the guru of BAPS.
Thus, His Holiness Mahant Swami is now the president of BAPS
Swaminarayan Sanstha, as the sixth spiritual head in the gunatit guru parampara
tradition of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
From now on, he will steer BAPS and further the great teachings and works of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
Bhagwan Swaminarayan,
Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Swaminarayan Mandir complex in Sarangpur, cremation
rites of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Antimyatra of Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
