Life story of Pramukh Swami

 Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Pramukh or president of BAPS

( Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha)

Born    :   7th December, 1921

Death  :   13th August, 2016

                    He was believed by his followers to be in constant communion with Swaminarayan, and ontologically, the manifestation of Akshar, the eternal abode of Swaminarayan. Under his leadership, BAPS rapidly grew into a global Hindu organization and witnessed a significant expansion in many measurable parameters.  

                      In the leadership of Pramukh Swami  BAPS encompasses over one million devotees, more than 900 swamis, 3,300 Temples and congregations, over 7,200 weekly assemblies, and a host of humanitarian and charitable activities. He  read & replied over 5,00,000 Letters , Personally Counselled & Comforted  Over 8,10,000 people, Visited Over 15,500 Villages.

               He has resolved conflicts and reinstated harmony in innumerable families. Whether it was a drought or a flood, a tsunami or an earthquake, Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s compassion and selfless services has reached out to those in misery. During such natural disasters, through various relief service programmes, Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s helping hands have assisted hundreds of thousands of people, providing them comfort and support. Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s helping hands have provided relief to victims of natural disasters in Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Nepal, Africa, Japan, USA and other places. He created many houses and schools  and distributed food packets   at the time of earthquake in Bhuj.           

 Pramukh Swami Maharaj has adopted many villages and joined hands with locals to rebuild communities and reestablish normalcy. In addition to this, he has ensured that these villages were restored with schools, water tanks and health clinics. These selfless efforts and sacrifices by Pramukh Swami Maharaj has inspired thousands of people and given them a new life.

                              He  is credited as the inspirer of the Swaminarayan Akshardham complexes in Gandhinagar and New Delhi, itself the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.

                        Throughout his entire life, Pramukh Swami Maharaj has untiringly remained in the service of society. No human language can do the fullest justice while praising the greatness of this divine entity. The more one tries to describe his immensely noble character the more one feels that it is not enough.