Ahmedabad: A case of serious negligence has come to light at Premvati Restaurant, operated by the Swaminarayan organization BAPS. A customer was served theplas past their expiry date. When the customer noticed fungus on the theplas, they checked the expiry date. After verifying the expiry date, the customer returned to Premvati Restaurant and found more expired stock. Some of these items did not even have manufacturing dates printed on them. The customer recorded a video exposing the negligenc...Read More

Utah: On behalf of Mahant Swami Maharaj, Brahmaviharidas Swami, Vivekamurtidas Swami, Shukmunidas Swami, and others met with prominent members of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring. The saints also visited various church locations, including Deseret Industries on Welfare Square and the Conference Center on historic Temple Square, an official press release said. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely kno...Read More

Ahmedabad: A youth who was running a social media campaign against Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) and other branches of the Swaminarayan sect has been nabbed by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police. On behalf of BAPS, its cadre Vipul Patel had on March 10 filed a complaint in the Cyber Crime Police against an unidentified person and claimed that on 7 March he spotted on social media some writings and pictures that were defamatory against Mahant Swami and other Swaminarayan saints. So...Read More

  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commended the selfless service of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) volunteers and urged them to contribute to making India a developed nation by 2047. Modi addressed the Karyakarta Sammelan of BAPS virtually, held at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Modi, in a video message, said, "Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj, saints, other dignitaries, and the gathering of devo...Read More

Umreth: Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) temple's pujari is facing allegations of raping a mentally challenged girl in Umreth. Local police are probing this case. Pujari(60-year old) who is facing allegations is from Chaklasi village nearby, and hired externally by the organization and he is not BAPS sadhu or not part of the BAPS organization. The dead body of a newborn baby was found in an abandoned condition near Ram pond in Umreth on Saturday. Upon investigation, the police f...Read More

Morbi: Morbi Municipality issued a final notice to the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Trust to remove illegal construction in the Machchhu River within 24 hours. The notice emphasised that if the Trust fails to comply within 24 hours, the municipality will remove the construction at the Trust's expense. Despite previous notices from the municipality, the Trust has not taken substantial action. The municipality emphasised the need for complete removal to prevent potential flood risks in the river's ...Read More

Morbi: The Morbi Municipality has again issued a notice to the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple administration to remove illegal constructions within two days. The notice is directed to twelve individuals including the temple administration.Citizens had complained about illegal construction by the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple on the Machchhu riverbank. An investigation by the district collector and other officials confirmed these illegal constructions, which fall under the Morbi municipality's jurisdictio...Read More

Morbi: The Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) Swaminarayan Mandir in Morbi has been served a notice by the Morbi Municipality for the construction of an illegal wall in the riverbed of the Machchu River. The notice states that the construction for religious purposes has been done without the approval of the municipality, thereby breaching rules. Consequently, it has to be removed voluntarily within 30 days, or actions will be taken. BAPS has been building the Mandir near the Machh...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Middle East's first Swaminarayan sect temple in Abu Dhabi in February this year. A Swaminarayan sect mandir where the sect's founder Sahajanand Swami will be the Central deity is built by Gujarat headquartered Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha(BAPS). Representatives of the BAPS organization, led by Swami Ishwarcharandas and Swami Brahmaviharidas, met the Prime Minister at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday and extended the in...Read More

Rajkot: The controversy surrounding the murals in the Salangpur Hanuman temple, managed by Vadtal Swaminarayan, is intensifying with each passing day. Now, another video featuring another Swaminarayan saint is doing rounds in the mainstream and social media. In this viral video from the BAPS branch of the Swaminarayan sect, a saint can be heard making controversial remarks about Goddess Sita. A controversial video of Apoorva Muni Swami from the Kalavad Road Swaminarayan Temple is seen is one ...Read More