Thane also known as the ‘city of Lakes’ has many attractions; from serene water bodies, to ancient Titwala Ganapati temple dating back to 11th century, to the 16th century Forts signifying strength and valour, to even the touch of a modern lifestyle - malls bustling with life and entertainment! Well this city, just got another feather in its hat full of rich cultural heritage – the Non-Sectarian Trimandir, an innovative concept by Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, a one of its kind symbol of unity of the three major religions in India namely Jainism, Vaishnavism & Shaivism. The temple has 27 Gods & Goddesses under one single roof catering to the beliefs of one and all who visit.

Day 1: Welcome and life-instilling ceremony of the Lord Shiva family

On 30th, 31st January and 1st February 2026, Pujyashree Deepakbhai performed the life-instilling ceremony in all the Lords at the Thane Trimandir. When Pujyashree first entered the Trimandir premises at 9:45 AM on 30th January, he was welcomed by the local mahatmas of the Mumbai centre with a vibrant cultural event. From young kids to teenagers, all dressed in various attires of Gods & Goddesses, people from different cultures and communities performed a wonderful dance on a song composed just for this particular Thane event. Other Mahatmas, present in huge numbers danced to the tunes, adding to the merry of the event.

Pujyashree then advanced to the temple where he performed the life-instilling ceremony for Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Nandiji, Kurma Avatar, Lord Ganapati, Lord Hanuman, the Tirthankara of the next time cycle Lord Padmanabh Prabhu, Padmavati Devi & Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan and Pujya Niruma. After the life-instillation vidhi was successfully performed it was now time for poojan, bhakti & aarti of the Lords that has just manifested within their respective idols. Just then the deputy chief minister of Mumbai, revered Shri Eknath Shindeji also joined the ceremony to be a part of this auspicious event. Shri Eknath Shindeji, along with Pujyashree Deepakbhai and other esteemed guests offered flowers, garlands and pearls to the deities and then proceeded for Aarti. During the ceremony Pujyashree Deepakbhai addressed one and all there by shedding light on what Neelkanth Mahadev actually stands for. In life we constantly face insults and criticism from our bosses and family members; the one who quietly digests these insults, and let alone retaliating, when they bless the other person causing them this suffering, that is a true devotee of Lord Shiva!

Day 2: Sanctification ceremony of the Lord Krishna family

Day 2, 31st January, 2026 was the day of performing the sanctification ceremony for the idols of Lord Shri Krishna, Lord Shrinathji, Lord Tirupati Balaji, Garuda Dev, Bhadrakali Mataji, Tulja Bhavani Maa, Chakreshwari Devi, Sai Baba and Amba Maa. Once the Pran Pratishtha was complete, Pujyashree performed pooja and adorned the Gods & Goddesses with Garlands, flowers, pearls, with divine bhakti songs being sung in the background, fuelling an already very energetic morning.

On the second day evening, the Gnan Vidhi ceremony (scientific experiment to impart Self-realization, exclusive to Akram Vignan) was also conducted by Pujyashree Deepakbhai where hundreds of seekers attained the knowledge of Self-realization in just two hours.

Day 3: Bhaav Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Lord Simandhar Swami family

On Day 3, 1st February 2026, Pujyashree performed the bhaav Pran Pratishtha in the idols of the current living Tirthankara Lord Simandhar Swami Bhagwan, Tirthankar Lords who existed on this very time cycle Lord Rishabhdev Bhagwan, Lord Ajitnath Bhagwan, Lord Parshvanath Bhagwan, Lord Mahavir Bhagwan, Lord Simandhar Swami’s protecting celestial beings– Chandrayan Yaksh Dev and Panchanguli Yakshini Devi and the idol of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. After the bespoke ceremony, during the poojan, bhakti & aarti of the Gods & Goddesses, deputy chief minister Shri Eknath Shindeji again graced the event with his presence along with the mayor of Thane district Shrimati Sharmila Gaikwad and deputy mayor Shrimati Krishna Dadu Patil among other esteemed invitees. Respected Shri Ajay Ashar, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Ashar Group, shared a glimpse of how the Thane Trimandir came to be, with immense support from Shri Eknath Shindeji. Later on Shri Eknath Shindeji took to the dais to address the devotees present there and thousands watching the ceremony live. He emphasised on how Param Pujya Dadashri had said that when differences in opinions are present among family members, peace cannot prevail in the house, similarly, when there are differences among religions, peace cannot prevail in the country and salvation cannot be achieved. And to promote this very concept, to bring the people of all religions closer to one another, and make every visitor feel like this is their own temple, he provided all assistance necessary for such a majestic and spectacular temple to be built near the Cancer Care Hospital, also giving strength and spreading spirituality among the cancer patients and their family members. This eventful morning was followed by yet another two and a half hour bhakti in the evening. Spiritual songs revering all Gods and Goddesses were sung in the temple, with millions of visitors doing darshan of the newly opened temple. The vibe of the temple was something else during the bhakti. Not only that the overall transformations in the idols from before and after the Pran Pratishtha & Bhakti event were remarkable and unmissable!

On the next day, 2nd February 2026, the Dwar opening ceremony was performed, i.e., opening the doors to all the Gods for their first darshan after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Pujyashree Deepakbhai opened the doors of Lord Simandhar Swami, Shri Krishna Bhagwan, Lord Shiva and all the other Gods and Goddesses along with the guidance on what to wish from them when we pray to them. Then aarti was performed and the Thane Trimandir was now officially open for visitors! This was followed by a discourse where volunteers shared their experiences of selfless seva done by one all to make this event such a huge success. Volunteers worked day and night, taking time out from their personal and professional lives, and moreover, it seemed like a divine help was always around the corner when going got tough!

With sheer altruistic commitment from these volunteers and the holy assistance of the celestial beings, this once in a lifetime event in the Thane city left millions in awe of the concept, culture and spirituality proposed by Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. If you find yourself around Thane city or plan a trip if you will, a visit to the monumental Non-Sectarian Trimandir is a must. Until next time, enjoy the visual glimpses of this historic event…

This year, the 118th birth anniversary of Revered Gnani Purush, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, was celebrated from Nov 3rd upto Nov 9th in Morbi, Gujarat.

On Nov. 3, thousands of followers from across the world got gathered at the Ravapar Ghunda Road, Opp. Water Tank, Morbi, to celebrate our revered Dadashri’s 118^th grand Janmajayanti with great warmth and cheer in the presence of our beloved Pujyashree!!!

The mega-event commenced with a warm welcome of Pujyashree on the event ground. Pujyashree was seated in an open car, blessing each one in the crowd that had lined up on the route for His darshan. Thereafter, Pujyashree’s satsang was held, where people got resolution to their niggling problems and the queries one had for progressing on the spiritual path.

In the evening, Pujyashree lit the lamp, and with His opening remarks, inaugurated the ‘Jova Jevi Duniya’, which is spread over a sprawling 300 bigha land, and would remain open to the public between Nov 3 – Nov 9, 2025, from 4.30pm – 11.30pm. This included a very unique and most-happening Children’s park so that good values can be nurtured in children, a busy Theme park oozing positivity and imparting right knowledge to elders, and a big Satsang Hall so that people make best spiritual progress in the shelter of Pratyaksh Gnani!

The Children’s park features:

• a wonderful puppet show, ‘Tara rum pum pum’,
• ‘Hanuman and Kaalnemi’ using the latest technology of holography,
• Super hero and Amphitheatre where kids can participate in competitions,
• Fun n Learn,
• the ‘Rings of Positivity’ lucky draw, etc.

And in the Theme park, we got to enjoy:

• a short film ‘Siren’,
• a multimedia show ‘Main kaun hoon’,
• Ehsaas; and
• above all, the live drama, ‘Vikram aur Betaal’ just stealing the show!!

In free time, children can play different games or click some selfies at the locations they like; and elders may visit the book-stall where they can fetch some real gems (books) that includes books in different Indian languages too.

Pujyashree then released the sixth volume of the book, ‘Gnani Purush’, which is a biography of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan. The Part 6 features the 4-years period, starting from the point when Dadashri attained Gnan and upto the time when He started giving Gnan to others. For Dada Bhagwan, Gnan was a but-natural manifestation that happened effortlessly, while He was sitting on a bench of the Surat station platform, waiting for His train to arrive. After Gnan, He pondered, “the happiness that I have experienced, how do I help the other people in the world experience the same?” Four years later, His prayers were answered, when the Lords blessed Him with the divine power, so that He could carry out the work of the salvation of the world.

After the opening of the book, people, along with Pujyashree Deepakbhai, performed the Aarti with great devotion. And soon after, it was time for a short play, named, “The treasure box!” The script of the play, the screenplay and the acting were all very simple and fabulous! This crisp, easy-to absorb and quick-to-digest play beautifully demonstrated how with wrong understanding, one becomes unhappy and with the right understanding, one becomes happy; how seeing others’ possessions, we foolishly invoke material desires and make our own life miserable! Following the play, came a highly energetic and graceful dance performance by the little GNC kids, “Aaj Dada Jayanti no utsav killol” that pleased the audience to the brim.

Next day, on Nov 4, the prime day of Param Pujya Dadashri’s birthday (as per the Hindu calendar), the celebrations started early in the morning! Followers in good numbers performed the Pujan of Swami, Dada and Niruma and assembled in the Satsang Hall. As Pujyashre Deepakbhai came in, the program commenced with the Namaskar Vidhi. Then Pujyashree, in his Janmajayanti special message to the followers, reiterated that we remain aware of the garvaras (sweet juice of pride), the kartapanu (doer-ship) that arises within, and following the principles of Dadashri, we be free from it. Thereafter, he blessed every follower for their best progress on the path of spirituality!!

Later, Pujyashree called out the Samayik of diverting all of our ego for the purpose of the salvation of the world to help purify it completely. After that, along with Pujyashree, all the followers did the Pujan of the idols of Gods present on the stage, and then, the Aarti was performed by Pujyashree Deepakbhai and along with him was our Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel. The Honourable Chief Minister garlanded Pujyashree Deepakbhai and took his blessings. Pujyashree Deepakbhai, on this occasion, gifted him the new book, Gnani Purush - Part 6.

Next, Pujyashree announced the Param Pujya Dadashri’s next Janmajayanti venue. It’s Charottar (includes districts of Kheda, Anand and the neighbouring areas), where Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan spent his childhood, and Vaso, a village in Charottar, is where Pujya Niruma belongs to. So, one more grand celebration of our Param Pujya Dadashri is on its way in Charottar, and you are most cordially invited for the same!!

After that, all the followers got ready for the Darshan programme, the moment that everyone was desperately waiting for. In the evening, the well-famous singer Shri Osmanbhai Mir, alongwith his son, Aamirbhai Mir, and his team of musicians took the stage and conducted live Bhakti.

Nov 5 commenced with a beautiful Satsang with Pujyashree and ended with an awesome Gnanvidhi!!! 4000+ new seekers attended Gnan-vidhi and attained the experiential knowledge of the Self (who really am I?).

Happy Janmashtami!!!

Janmashtami, as we all know, is a festival celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna with love and joy.

Like every year, the Janmashtami festival was celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in all the Trimandirs this year as well; be it in Bhadran, the native place of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, or in Vasna, Rajkot, Bhuj, Godhra, Morbi, Surendranagar, Amreli, Anjar, Baroda, Jamnagar, Mumbai, Junagadh, Dhrangadhra, Bhavnagar or Pune and of-course in Adalaj too. Right from morning, devotees had begun to pour in in large numbers in these Trimandirs, to do the darshan of Lord Krishna and of the other Lords as well.

On the day of Janmashtami, Trimandir Adalaj witnessed a constant influx of people throughout the day!

The grandeur of Lord Krishna on his birthday was indeed splendid! And among the other attractions were a Janmashtami-special puppet show, named ‘Sheru ka focus formula’ and a vivid multimedia show, ‘Krodh ni Shodh’, hosted specially for the occasion, in the Trimandir campus. The lovely puppets of a little cub, a peacock, an elephant, etc. pleased the kids thoroughly, as they lightly, yet powerfully, illustrated before the audience the significance of praying to God whenever we are facing any challenges or want to come out of any of our weaknesses. And the multimedia show, very nicely, demonstrated how young Krishna, through a simple game of cricket, helps the little pals identify their own anger, understand the reasons behind one’s anger and also help others come out of their anger. In the same campus is the Store of Happiness that remains open throughout the year; here, visitors received two magical keys that could help resolve any kind of daily conflicts in life.

Pujyashree Deepakbhai visited the temple and did the Darshan of all Lords. In the temple podium, he gave darshan to all the new aspirants, with a humble prayer in his heart that may all be free from the worldly sufferings and attain salvation.

Later in the evening, at 9.30pm, there was a Bhakti program, arranged at the Dadanagar Convention Hall, in the esteemed presence of Pujyashree. The stage was very beautifully decorated and at the centre of the stage, stood a brilliantly tall, delicate yet majestically attired idol of Lord Krishna, that captivated the hearts of the huge audience that had gathered here for the Krishna-Janma bhakti programme. Vimal Bhai Mehta and the team was specially invited on the occasion to sing some melodious hymns of Lord Krishna and they did a fabulous job in keeping everyone happily absorbed in the Bhakti, relating with the lyrics of the hymns they were singing in the praise of Lord Krishna, in the praise of the revered Gnani!!!

Pujyashree too sang a beautiful hymn that carried a deep spiritual meaning, the lyrics of which were ‘Khulli sadak parmarth ni, Akram marg adithh’. And just a few minutes before the clock struck 12, came in a team of 14 youth boys, bringing along a graceful and energetic Raas-leela dance performance. At midnight, all eyes were hooked onto the little Krishna, who went up his friends-pyramid and with his flute, broke the earthen pot hanging high and thus completed the popular tradition of Krishna’s Matki-fod.

Soon, the entire atmosphere was mesmerizing, with the loud melodious chant of Lord Krishna’s different names playing in the background; and in the foreground, our most revered and beloved Pujyashree showering flowers on Lord Krishna, offering to the Lord his favourite maakhan-misri, cradling the new-born Baby Krishna, lovingly hugging Lord Krishna and performing the aarti of Lord Krishna.

Finally, Pujyashree gave an enlightening message to the followers, saying, Lord Krishna has been worshipped by people in various different forms like Bal-Krishna, Laalaji, Bansuriwala, Radha-Krishna and finally as Yogeshwar Krishna too; but even beyond that, the one in the elemental form (as Soul) is really Krishna; the body is temporary. Lord Krishna always dwelled in the Soul and not in His mind, speech or body and this is what He helped Arjun attain. As a result, despite killing crores of people, Arjun did not bind any karma. It’s the same knowledge that we receive from Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan; where we shall not bind karma and attain Moksha.

Guru-Purnima, which is celebrated every-year on the full moon day of the sacred month of Ashaadh as per the Hindu calendar, is dedicated to all the teachers (Guru) in this world. On this day, we take out special time and express our faith and gratitude towards our revered teachers for giving us the knowledge that has enriched our mind and has helped us progress in life.

In one of the hymns, Kaviraj describes:

Guru te kone kehvay jene jova thi sheesh jhuki jay….
Sadguru kone kehvay? Joi ne triyoge vandan thay!!!

Meaning: Guru (the Teacher) is One, seeing whom, our head automatically bows down in utter reverence…

Sadguru (the Enlightened One) is One, seeing whom, our heads automatically bow down in utter reverence as we pay obeisance to Him through our thoughts, words and actions.

Hence on this day, we also especially worship those, whom we hold in highest regard for being a beacon of knowledge in our life, and gratefully thank this Sadguru, for having guided us on the right path that liberates us, for inspiring us to move and grow on this path, for holding our hand firmly, yet tenderly, through all the ups and downs, and ensuring that we happily and confidently progress on the path and achieve our goal of attaining ultimate liberation.

Accordingly, with the right faith and worship oozing in every heart, Dada Bhagwan’s Guru-Purnima 2025 was celebrated on July 10, 2025, with great devotion and enthusiasm, in the pious presence of Pujyashree Deepakbhai, at Jacksonville, USA.

Early in the morning, the celebrations of Guru-Purnima 2025 began with the chant of the auspicious Trimantra, followed by the Namaskar vidhi, where everyone offered their highest obeisance to all the revered Gods and Goddesses.

This inspiring message from Pujyashree was followed by the Jagatkalyan Samayik (a short prayer for the salvation of this world) and Pujan-Divo-Aarti (ritualistic worship, chanting of prayers and hymns and waving lamps) of Lord Simandhar Swami and Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan.

Pujyashree was then garlanded, with fresh flowers, amidst the claps and cheers of the followers and the lyrics and music of the Guru Purnima 2025 song ‘Dada tamara jai jai kaar’ playing in the background, that devotionally charged the entire atmosphere!!!

Following this was the Darshan program, the key event, where every follower pays their obeisance to the Gnani, and very earnestly, asks Him to grant the strength to come out of every specific weakness that has been hindering the progress and posing an obstacle for the best spiritual effort one wishes to put in.

And finally, the day ended with a beautiful Bhakti, and a cute GNC Parade, where children held placards, displaying the Guru-Purnima messages given to us by Pujyashree over the years, thus making the role of the Supreme Guru, evidently clear to us - how He enlightens our path of salvation, how deeply He cares for our progress, lifts us at every level and ensures we move up the path of progress and reach the next milestone. Long live the Gnani and His grace!!!

Happy Birthday Pujyashree!!!

9^th May, 2025, a day that witnessed joy and celebration in every heart, be it an infant or a senior citizen, for it was the birthday of Pujyashree Deepakbhai, whom everyone loves, whom everyone cherishes dear to their hearts.   

At the onset, the Rain Gods were amongst the first to come and wish Pujyashree a happy birthday! They poured and bountifully showered their choicest blessings on Pujya Deepakbhai, that may you, year after year, every year and every day, continue with your good work of dampening the hearts that are drying up in the scorching heatwave of the vicious Kaliyug, with the downpour of the cool teachings of Akram Vignan; and may you shower in abundance the divine grace on this Earth, so that each of these hearts get transformed into a perennial river of love, that flows profusely with positive energy, and on its way, helps people progress towards their real destination.

Later at 8am, a special video of Pujyashree was relayed on the Akonnect app for the benefit of all the followers. This video was indeed a treat to watch!

At 11am, Pujyashree left for the Dadanagar Hall, for discourses in the ongoing PMHT shibir at Adalaj, meant for the married men and women; the topic being on interactions between parents and children. Pujya Deepakbhai has been ceaselessly and sincerely doing discourses almost daily, with various different groups and in various different formats; and seeing him do this, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan would undoubtedly be showering immense blessings on Pujyashree, as it was an ardent wish of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan that even after He’s gone, the jagatkalyan work should continue in full swing, to help alleviate people’s sufferings.

In the evening, Pujyashree conducted one more discourses, which went on upto 7pm. And at 7pm, the Dadanagar Convention hall, which happens to be a very huge hall, suddenly seemed to be falling short of space, as people continued to pour in, in big numbers for the birthday celebrations. As Pujyashree entered the hall, he was welcomed with a loud cheer, and people’s joy knew no bounds when they finally managed to get a glimpse of their beloved Pujyashree.  

Then as always, Pujyashree, with utmost humility, requested the followers to bless him graciously, that may this body of his continue to serve as a useful instrument for the purpose of fulfilling each and every wish of Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan and Pujya Niruma related to jagatkalyan, and may this instrument continue to do the jagatkalyan work right until the last moment of his life.

Last month, more than 200 Senior Citizen followers had trained themselves on the mouth-organ, so that they could play the Happy Birthday tune on this auspicious occasion. To this tune, Pujyashree Deepakbhai cut the beautiful 3 tier cake, made offerings to Simandhar Swami, Dada Bhagwan and Niruma. He was then garlanded with fresh flowers, as all the followers, in their heart, wished him the very best for his long and healthy life, that continues to light the right path in people’s life.

Finally, everyone together enjoyed the delicious Mahaprasad that was hosted as a part of Pujyashree’s birthday celebration.

Following a bad weather forecast, a play that was to happen in the evening was rescheduled to 10^th evening. Accordingly, on May 10, a magnificent play, with the name, ‘Niruma ni Safar… Sevak ma thi Sevya ni’, was presented before Pujyashree Deepakbhai as a birthday gift of his choice!

Indeed, what a splendid gift it was?! It captivated the entire audience with the awesome acting, smooth screenplay, lovely lyrics, grand dance performances and impressive direction. The play was enacted so beautifully and so realistically that Pujyashree said, it carried him back into those times when all of this had really occurred.

The entire journey of Niruma, that began with the role of giving Seva (Sevak) and which gradually rose upto the stage where she became a revered figure (Sevya), was wonderfully encapsulated in brief - how at every instance in her life, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan moulded her, and at that time, what went on within her, how she came out of every situation and finally reached upto the stage of ‘Vatsalyamurti Niruma’!!

The artists then took blessings and pictures with Pujyashree. And finally, everyone went home with a smile on their face and a strong inspiration in their heart, that one day, I too, like Pujya Niruma, want to reach there, where Gnani wishes me to be. Jai Satchitanand!