Janmashthami at Swaminarayan Mandir

Devotees congregated at BAPS

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, last month to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Janmashthami, the birthday of Shri Krishna. The celebration assembly started with dhoon and prarthana and featured cultural programs including bhajans speeches and video presentations. Swaminshri’s aashirvachan at the Janmashthami celebrations in Atladra earlier were relayed to the assembly via video presentation. The highlights of the evening were a drama entitled Aaj Sudhare Avtikal enacted by Sydney Yuvak Mandal and a janmotsav dance by Sydney Kishore Mandal.

Towards the end of the sabha devotees performed the traditional rocking of Shri Harikrishna Maharaj’s cradle to signify the birth of the Lord. The celebrations ended with aarti and mahaprasad.

Parramatta Councillor Mark Lack (representing the Hon. Laurie Ferguson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs) and Hornsby Councillor Dilip Chopra attended the festivities.