Throughout his presidency, he visited more than 17,000 towns and villages, holds two Guinness Book of World Records and has been recognised as one of 20 most influential people in the world. Then Pramukh Swami became the fifth spiritual guru of the Swaminarayan Sanstha (group). In 1950 he was appointed Pramukh (president) of BAPS serving under his guru Yogiji Maharaj until he passed away in 1971. The last cremation rites of HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj (Image: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha)īorn as Shantilal Patel on Decemin the village of Chansad in Gujrat, by the age of 18 he renounced his home to become a saint (sadhu). “I have been a great admirer of His Holiness’s remarkable gift to London in the form of the Neasden Temple – an exquisite and traditional Hindu Mandir.” James’s Palace in 1997, and our conversation about interfaith harmony and world peace. “I have especially fond memories of his visit to St. Prince of Wales, Prince Charles added: “I learnt with immense sadness of the demise of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. In a heartfelt tribute, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said: 'Many have lost a Guru but I, a father'. Tributes poured in from around the world with Prime Minister Theresa May who visited the Neasden temple as Home Secretary in 2013 saying he had a 'legacy of selfless service' and “exemplified the values of British Hindus whose contribution helps make the United Kingdom one of the world's most successful multi-cultural, multi-faith democracies.” He lived by the motto 'in the joy of others lies our own' and was lovingly known by his devotees as Bapa. His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the president of Bochasanwasi Akshar Purshottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), passed away peacefully on August 13 at the sacred temple of worship in Sarangpur in India. Spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan Hindu religion and founder of the Neasden Temple in Brent has died at the age of 94.
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