NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 27
Haripradas Swamiji of Haridham Sokhda temple died of age-related ailments at a hospital in Vadodara district in Gujarat, sources from the temple said on Tuesday.
સમગ્ર હિંદુ સમાજના આધ્યાત્મિક જગતને ‘દાસ ના દાસ’ એવા પૂજ્ય સ્વામીજીની ખોટ હંમેશા રહેશે.
ભગવાન સ્વામિનારાયણ એમના દિવ્ય આત્માને સદ્ગતિ અર્પે અને સર્વે હરિભક્તોને આ અસહ્ય દુ:ખ સહન કરવાની શક્તિ બક્ષે એ જ પ્રાર્થના.
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Swamiji, 87, belonged to the Swaminarayan sect headquartered in Sokhda town of Vadodara.
Swamiji breathed his last at a private hospital in Vadodara on Monday night, a release issued by the Haridham Sokhda temple stated.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani paid tribute to Swamiji. In a statement, Rupani said Swamiji had spent his life in the service of society, and his contribution in the fields of de-addiction and education will be remembered forever.
A prominent religious figure in the state, Swamiji was the president of Yogi Divine Society and the spiritual head of Atmiya Samaj, the release stated.
Swamiji’s mortal remains will be kept at the Sokhada Swaminarayan temple for four days for his followers and devotees to pay tributes, and his last rites will be performed on August 1.
