Shree Ram Pran Pratishtha – Monday 22nd January

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Jay Shree Ram!

After hundreds of years of struggle and conflict, Bhagwan Shree Ram is finally and rightfully coming home to Ayodhya.

The wait is nearly over and on Monday 22nd January Ram Bhagwan will be inaugurated at the Ram Janmabhoomi mandir.

On this day, from 7:15pm onwards, we will also celebrate this historic day in full swing. Shree Ram aarti, dhun with band and lazium, lighting of candles and fireworks are just some of the things we’ve planned!

We will be taking donations on this day, and all proceeds will go to India to feed the cows, dogs and birds. The total donation will then be doubled by Mandir!

Come and join us as we celebrate this truly momentous and joyous occasion.

Ramchandra Bhagwan ni Jay!

Saak Utsav – Sunday 14th January

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan

The last Dhanurmaas dhun will take place from 8:30am, followed by katha and saak utsav celebrations from 10am. There will also be prasad served in the kitchen thereafter.

We hope to see you there!

Dhanurmaas Dhun

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

Dhanurmaas will start on Sunday 17th December and end on Sunday 14th January 2024.

Please join us every Sunday morning during this month for dhun between 8:30-9:30am .

During Dhanurmas, it is considered auspicious to perform good deeds early in the morning and so, dhuns and kirtans are usually sung. Also during this month, Shree Krushna Bhagwan also went to his guru – Sandipani Rushi, to receive his education. We commemorate this by waking Ghanshyam Maharaj up early and adorning the sinhasan to prepare him for school.

Diwali Food Collection 2023

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

For Diwali this year, we are doing a collection for Redbridge food bank, to help those in need. In times like this, your contribution will touch the lives of many and will mean a great deal.

You will be able to drop off items to the Mandir until 14th November. There will also be a collection box on 13th November at SSW during fireworks night.

Strict rule: Please bring the items that are on the list in the attached poster. Other items will NOT be accepted. Items MUST NOT contain eggs, meat, onion and garlic.

Lunar Eclipse – Saturday 28th October

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan

There will be a lunar eclipse taking place this month, on Saturday 28th October.

Start time: 8:35pm BST
End time: 9:52pm BST

Consumption of food should stop from 10:14am BST on Saturday 28th October. Children, elderly and sick haribhakto should at least observe fast from 5:35pm BST.

Sharad Poonam – Sunday 29th October

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

Aaj sharad punam no chando re, atishe shobhe akashe …

We are holding a maharaas for Sharad Punam this year on Sunday 29th October from 6:30pm onwards.

Dudhpaak prasad will be served thereafter.

Diwali 2023 Itinerary

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

It’s coming up to that time of the year once again… the great utsav of Diwali!

Please see poster for full timetable from Friday 10th November – Tuesday 14th November.

Patotsav 2023

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan

It’s that time of the year where our Utsav is only just under a month away. But this time, things will be a little different…

We will be having a variety of events across Mandir and SSW this year. There will be no katha from santos during the Patotsav week, but they will join us for Rajupchar and the final day which is Abhishekh .

Utsav week starts from Saturday 2nd September and finishes on Friday 8th September with a grand abhishekh.

Check out the events taking place in the poster above!

Summer Funday and Yoga – Sunday 16th July

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

We have a big event coming up on Sunday 16th July at SSW 🥳

Not only do we have our annual summer Funday with games for all ages from 11am onwards 🤩🏏⚽️, but this time, we also have a special mindfulness and yoga session 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️ taking place from 11am-12pm, hosted by the professional Priesh Devji from Sacred Official! 🕉️

Some of you may have heard of Priesh, but for those who don’t know, he’s travelled from Australia 🇦🇺 and is touring around the UK mandirs, holding these unique sessions.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Miss it, miss out!

Wills & Probate – Sunday 9th July

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Jay Shree Swaminarayan,

On Sunday 9th July, we have a guest speaker, Mr Kunverji Patel attending the Mandir to talk about an extremely important topic : Wills & Probate – Inheritance and Estate Planning from 11am onwards. He’s from our own community and will be speaking in both Gujarati and English for easy understanding.

It will be a very interesting session covering many topics such as:

👉🏻 the importance of making a Will,

👉🏻 problems that can occur if you don’t have a Will,

👉🏻 who will benefit if a proper Will is not in place, etc.

A session not to be missed irrespective of anyone’s status in life/finances! 🙏🏻