March 09, 2025 3:46 pm
BAPS has a network of around 1,550 temples globally. PM Modi inaugurated its temple in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and has spoken about his connection to BAPS leaders earlier.
March 09, 2025 11:19 am
According to a statement by Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), Shri Swaminarayan Mandir situated in Chino Hills, US faced desecration on Saturday.
December 08, 2024 4:30 am
Volunteers from 30 countries including the UK, Europe, the USA, Australia, Middle East, African and Asia Pacific countries reached Ahmedabad for the event.
September 27, 2024 6:51 pm
The temple in Sacramento was allegedly vandalised on Tuesday night, less than 10 days after a similar incident at the BAPS temple in New York.
September 17, 2024 9:44 am
The Consulate General of India in New York called the vandalism “unacceptable” and informed that the consulate is in touch with the community.
July 23, 2024 6:32 pm
There has been no reaction as yet from the BAPS – the Bochasanwasi Aksharpurushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, the organisation that runs the temple.
June 23, 2024 10:19 pm
Jaishankar visited the iconic BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi before the meeting with Al Nahyan, where the two leaders are expected to deliberate on the overall situation in Gaza besides bilateral relations.
February 15, 2024 8:47 am
The panchaloha idol of Ayyappa was manufactured by Artisans group of companies, run by traditional artisans Ananthan Achari and his son Anu Ananthan at Parumala in Pathanamthitta district.
February 14, 2024 6:43 pm
Scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 14), the UAE temple is among 1,200 such temples built and managed by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
February 14, 2024 3:38 pm
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