R uchira Patel, a leading volunteer at the temple, explained, “Diwali and the Hindu New Year reaffirm and strengthen values ...

The five-day Hindu festival known as Diwali kicked off Thursday. Millions of Hindus and South Asians across the world ...

Photos from a Diwali celebration at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett on Nov. 1, 2024. Diwali is a five-day celebration of good over evil celebrated by many Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all ...

The traditional ‘Annakut’ display of vegetarian delicacies offered in front of God as a form of devotion was the focal point.

Thousands of South Asian Sacramentans celebrated Diwali this past week, marking the new year with sweets, lights and prayers.

Over 700 dishes were prepared for attendees of the annual Grand Annakut Darshan festival at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir church ...

BAPS, or Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, is a Hindu socio-spiritual organization dedicated to promoting personal growth, community service and cultural preservation ...

This eggless cake measures 2.4 metres high and 3 metres wide. A cake recently prepared by over 60 volunteers of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Sydney has been named the world's largest eggless cake by ...

Mamtora, Bhakti 2021. Smartphone Applications and Religious Reading among Swaminarayan Hindus. Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and ...

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir serves as a place of worship, and promotes a charitable way of life, organizers said.

NEW DELHI: India "strongly" condemned and deplored the act of vandalism that took place on September 24 at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, California. The Consulate General of India ...