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My favourite
Festival is Fuldol. I like it because Prumukh Swami Maharaj
is carrying on the wish of Shreeji Maharaj and Gunatitand Swami
of applying the colours of Holi in 'antar' and on 'heart' so
that everyone can enjoy the Holi with the thought that we are
playing Holi with Shreeji Maharaj and enjoy his divine colours.People
apply colours on body but bapa applys divine colours on peoples
'souls'.
Dharmesh
Kamdar (13)
Chicago, UNITED STATES
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My favourite
festival is Fuldolotsav, especially when I am at Sarangpur.
When I was there, we had to sit there at the early morning.
There was a humongous queue waiting for Bapa to spray 'rang'
on them. Kirtans related to Dhuleti were sung whilst Bapa sprayed
'rang' on the haribhaktos. I had that divine experience twice;
in 2000 and in 2004. That was a divine experience I could never
forget. This is why it is my favourite festival.
Vandan Popat (12)
Rushden, UNITED KINGDOM
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When I went to
India last year, it was Diwali. It was fun because everyone
was lighting fireworks. I bowed to my grandparents and my parents.
I also had some great food and sweets. I also got a lot of gifts.
Finally I went to the temple. Diwali is great.
Jash Mehta
(10)
Chorley, UNITED KINGDOM
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I would say that
my favorite festival is Uttarayan because it is very colorful
everywhere in the sky.You get to do kiteflying all day and also
get to eat yummy foods.Such as thalsakadi which is a very delicous
sweet that we make on that day and served it to God.So now you
see why I like the festival Uttarayan.
mi Patel (10)
Orlando, UNITED STATES
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my favourite
festival is holi Prahlad's story. Hiranyakashipu, a demon king
and father of Prahlad, was a dissenter of Bhagwan Vishnu, whom
Prahlad worshipped. Infuriated by his son's devotion, Hiranyakashipu
attempted to kill him. In one attempt, he instructed his sister
Holika, to wear her miraculous sari, which could not burn, and
then sit in a fire with Prahlad in her lap. By the Lord's wish,
she happened to wear the wrong garment and was immolated. Symbolically,
maya, in the form of Holika, was destroyed by Prahlad's staunch
devotion. Therefore to eradicate our maya, we should offer unalloyed
bhakti. this is why we celebrate holi and in england there is
a giant fire and we go around the fire and remember prahalad
Jai swaminarayan
k p (14)
london, UNITED KINGDOM
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i think ankut
is the best its our new year maharajs vagha r so nice they look
so sparkly and lovely . and the way they make the mountain of
food is lovely they set it out so nicely and take so much time
to prepare it. i also like the festival raksha bandhan because
its a time where we show apprecation towards our brothers and
sisters.
nehal patel (14)
london, UNITED KINGDOM
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My Favorite festival
is Diwali... because it is a festival full of joy and enthusiasm!
Everyone celebrates Diwali...but I had the chance to celebrate
my Diwali with Swami Bapa...and it was the best Diwali I ever
celebrated in my whole entire life! Swami Bapa was present there
and such wonderful drashan he had given to us on that day...
I would never forget that special Diwali with BAPA!!
Nidhi A Patel
(13)
Jeresy City, UNITED STATES
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hindus celebrate
lots of festivals every year like Holi, Diwali,Navratri,RAMNAVMI,
shivratri and many more. it is always very improtant that we
understand the importance behind these festivals and why we
celbrate them. all these fetivals are important to the hindu
religion and our culture.we all celbrate these festivals when
devils are destroyed and we participate with joy.
nidhi (10)
bombay, INDIA
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My favourite
festival is Diwali. This is a huge festival where there is lots
of opportunity for seva and its very gratifying.
Darshan M.
Patel (14)
Milton Keynes, UNITED KINGDOM
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My favourite
festival is Fuldol Utsav, in 2004 Bal Shibir in Orlando U.S.A.,
when it came to the the end of the Shibir Bapa sprayed Yellow
Saffron coloured Water on us. Bapa sprayed us with a remote
control Pichkari. That divine blissful and memorable experience
I will never forget!!!
Utsav Garach (11)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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My favorite festival
is shivaratri. I like it beaucause i like it when we do the
ling and the meditation.
akhil dattani
(8)
burnaby, CANADA
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My another festival
is Holi and Fuldol because in Fuldol Bapa spread Kesudo colour
to all and that colour is changing my colour of life and it
says that I must live life in Bapa's yagna. "Bapa ni ruchi
pramane no jivan te Adarsh jivan".
VANDAN PATEL (8)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
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MY favourite
festival is "JALJINI EKADASHI" because Hare Krishna
Maharaj and Pramukhswami Maharaj goes in the river in sarangpur
on a boat and I am thinking that they are coming towards me
to take me with them and they will make me a sadhu and at the
end they will take me to "AKSHARDHAM".
VANDAN PATEL
(8)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
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My favorite festival
is Diwali. Diwali is a festival of lights and colurs because
crackers are bursted and lamps are lit. Diwali is the day when
Ankaut is offered to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, more than 10,000
dishes are piously and purely offered in all BAPS mandir through
out the world. Diwali is also celebrated as the home coming
of Bhagwan Ram from exile of 14 years.The importance for us
Hindu's is Chopda pujan (opening of books of accounts). The
2nd day of Diwali is celebrated as New Year.On this day people
visit relatives, neighbours and freinds,exchange gifts,offer
sweets, greetings and chocolates. People especially woman draw
rangolis and light diyas {devo}. Diwali is a 5 day festival.
It is a fun in diwali and one more thing people visit Mandir
{temple} every day of Diwali. I especially enjoy my Diwali as
all buy new clothes, articles and gifts. For me this festival
is a offering to Swaminarayan bhagwan and swami bapa to pray
for peace, prosperity and brotherhood among all of us.
Kamdar Krupa J (11)
Chicago, UNITED STATES
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My favourite
festival is Diwali.As Diwali is the new year for India.Everybody
is glad for Diwali as it gives vacation for the kids and also
fun as we can burst crackers,make sweets,take new clothes and
invite peple for a lunch or dinner.And the next day we can see
the ankut and have a delicious prasad.And also we can meet our
relatives and friends and to know other people as introducting
people by going to other people's house.And we can also can
take BAPA'S labh and to learn or to take niyam by listening
to the pravachan at a new year festival in the mandir.and also
to see the beautiful nature.and also to make the friendship
more.
Kamdar Darshan
R. (10)
chicago, UNITED STATES
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MY FAVORITE FESTIVAL
IS HOLI & FULDO!I LIKE IT BECAUSE YOU GET SPRAYED BY PEOPLE.YOU
GET COLERED.I WISH ONE DAY BAPA COULD SPRAY ME!JAY SWAMINARAYAN!!!!!!!!
NIRAN PATEL (7)
FREMONT,SAN JOSE, UNITED STATES
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mY fAv fEstIvAl
hAs tO bE dIwAlI bEcAUsE I hAvE bEEn lOOkIng fOrwArd fOr It
All yEAr. EvErYtImE It Is bEttEr And bEttEr. I lOvE It whEn
mAhArAj drInks Or EAts thE fOOd wE hAve prepared. Also i like
making the food and making decorations and seva!!!! IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MUCH FUN!!! COMIN TO MANDIR AND DOING SEVA!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH
I LOVE IT!
Payal Patel
(16)
Marietta, UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival
is diwali.It is known for it's beautiful fireworks.Also lots
of people spend time with their families and have a good time.I
like to do fireworks and I like to hang out with my friends
alot at that time of the year.I enjoy celebrating diwali also
because in india there is alot of excitement along with fun
activities happening everywhere.Many friends,families,relatives
and commumities get together and enjoy the beautiful event.It
brightens our hearts when we all say HAPPY DIWALI EVERYONE (^_^)
Sahil (11)
Toronto, CANADA
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DIWALI BRINGS
LIGHT & JOY IN OUR LIVES.BUT IN REAL WE SHOULD BRING LIGHT
INTO OUR HEART AND LIFE THEN ONLY WE CAN GO TO AKSHARDHAM. OUR
HEART HAS TO BE PURE & CLEAN THEN ONLY MAHARAJ AND SWAMI
WILL RESIDE IN OUR HEART.MAHARAJ & BAPA ARE THE LIGHT OF
MY LIFE. JAI SWAMINARAYAN
ANMOL DESAI
(10)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
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My favourite
festival is Holi. I like to think of it as the festival of colours
just like Diwali is thought of as the festival of lights. Holi
is like a rainbow that brings the whole family together, from
the two ends, straight to the middle. I like to colour everyone
with colours that are bright. Holi will always be my favourite
festival.
Krushangi Patel (11)
Brantford, CANADA
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Diwali is my
favorite festival because you get to have fun with fireworks.
Also,you can eat good food and can get useful presents.But the
best of all is that you can wish to Bapa for a very bhaktibhavi
resolution.
Dhaval V.
Patel (9)
NORTH BRUNSWICK, UNITED STATES
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My Favorite festival
is dashera cause Lord Ram killed Ravan on that day which means
that if you pray then Bagwan will surely come to your rescue.
Janki (10)
Chicago, UNITED STATES
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jsn my favorite
festival is Diwali and annakaut its jokz coz we gt 2 do seva
and i luv da way the Santo's dress Thakorji its lyk a dream
cum true Jsn
Rameshvari
Patel (13)
London, UNITED KINGDOM
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My favourite
festival is PUSHPADOLOTSAV(HOLI). Because this is the where
people from world come to Sarangpur.This is the festival which
is celebrated is our Sampraday since Maharaj.WE also see Swami
bapa,saints&hari bhakt much happy.
Raj&Rshul Thadeswar (15)
Rajkot, INDIA
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My favorite fetival
would have to be Diwali. During Diwali everyone is happy, optimistic,
and hopeful for the new year to be even better than the one
we are leaving. It is a time where families and friends get
together and have fun with eachother. During Diwali we also
get to decorate our mandir and to do a lot of seva. But I think
that the best and most important thing about Diwali is that
during this time we get to thank our beloved Lord Sahajanand
Swami for all the things he has done and given us in the year.
Every year I look forward to Diwali as a day of all around exhillaration!
Yogini Patel
(12)
Marietta,GA, UNITED STATES
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My favorite festival
is Annakut.I like Annakut because there are many yummy foods.We
all make different foods and then bring it to mandir.Then we
all display it nicely so everybody can look at all the foods
there are.Then of course we do it to serve it to God so we of
course do that and display it in front of God to eat.Then we
also get to eat the yummy prasad.That is why I like The festival
Annakut.
Keval Patel (8)
Orlando, UNITED STATES
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Holy is my favourite
festival because it is a coloulful day with maharaj and bapa.
It is fun spreading colour everyver.
mansi shah
(10)
mwanza, TANZANIA
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