Shahibaug: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) teams as part of its ongoing aggressive testing drive to detect Covid-19 in last two days including today tested 150 saints and staffers at Shahibaug based Swaminarayan Mandir, which is the headquarters of Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanastha (BAPS). 28 of 150 saints and staffers were tested positive for Covid-19 infection. Those found Covid positive were given medical attention and taken to covid care centre/covid hospital. AMC health depar...Read More

Maninagar: Acharya Swamishree Purushottampriyadasji Maharaj ( PP Swami Maharaj ) of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sanasthan passed away today after nearly three weeks of hospitalization at private run CIMS hospital in Ahmedabad today. He was 78. He was hospitalized following Covid-19 infection and related lung issues. From July 8 he was on dialysis to support His kidney function. He had also received plasma treatment, the first dose of which was administered July 8 and the second do...Read More

Maninagar: Due to Acharya PP Swami Maharaj’s ongoing illness and prolong hospitalization, the Senior Saints of Shree Maninagar Swaminarayan Gadi Sanasthan, with the unanimous support of all the other Saints, today appointed Sadguru Shastri Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swami, to be the spiritual heir of Shree Swaminarayan Gadi, and successor to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swami (PP Swami) Maharaj as per the Sansthan statement. Outgoing Acharya PP Swami(78) is on ventilator support and his...Read More

Ahmedabad: Purushottampriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj, religious head of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan, one of branches of Swaminarayan sect of Hindu faith, is critical and on ventilator support at present in a private hospital here. He is hospitalized in a private run CIMS hospital for last ten days as per a note released by Maninagar Gadi Sansthan. According to a note, he has been put on ventilator support due to increasing problem in his lungs. A note further added that prayers and dh...Read More

Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has removed 9 areas from the list of micro containment zones. AMC has also at the same time declared 15 new areas as micro containment zones and added them to the list. The areas that are removed from the list are Sukhramnagar, part of Khodiyarnagar, Jantanagar, Kumbhaji ni chali, Tavakal Vila, Shre Nand Nagar block B, Vinakunj society, Jay Shefali and Javed Park. The areas added in the list as micro containment zones include Muktajivan Swam...Read More

Ahmedabad: Several saints of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan have been infected by Covid-19 virus. The exact number can not be confirmed but it is anywhere between 6 to 11. The temple campus in Maninagar has been closed for visitors and saints have been living in self quarantine. Sect's current religious head Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swami(78), popularly known as PP Swami meanwhile has been admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of private run CIMS hospital in the city. DeshGuja...Read More

Gandhinagar: Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar and BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Shahibaug will not reopen on 1st July and continue to remain closed for visitors. All BAPS temples in Ahmedabad and temples in Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Mumbai, Kolkata etc places will also not reopen from 1st July due to Coronavirus infection spread in these places. BAPS temples have reopened at places where Covid-19 infection spread is low with effect from June 17. Camp Hanuman, Swminarayan Mandir - Kalu...Read More

Gandhinagar: Like always, Hindu religious organizations in Gujarat are on forefront to offer their services during ongoing Covid19 pandemic. One of many examples is KashtBhanjan Hanuman Mandir of Sarangpur in Botad district. A 100-bed, 50-room hospital with 10 ICU beds has been set up at Sarangpur KashtBhanjan Hanuman Mandir run Atithi Gruh. Thanks to full cooperation and help extended by Mandir, the administration could set up a district level dedicated hospital to fight coronavirus her...Read More