This festival marks numerous occasions where Lord Swaminarayan was placed on a swing and rocked to for the pleasure of the Satsangis.
There are two prominent stories. Once when Lord Swaminarayan was staying in Vadtal, a decorative swing was tied between two mango trees. Satsangi's rocked Lord Swaminarayan to and fro and so pleased was He with their devotion that He blessed the devotees by showing his twelve divine forms. Lord Swaminarayan also sat on a swing tied between two tamarind trees in Laxmivadi at Gadhada Read More
This is the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Purna Purshottam. Lord Krishna took birth on this earth some 5000 yrs ago.
He was born to Devaki and Vasudev, in the dungeons of the Evil King Kansa's palace in Mathura. Kansa imprisoned both his cousin Devaki, and Vasudev after a sage foretold Kansa that Devaki's eighth child will be responsible for his death. Kansa killed the first six children on their birth; the seventh child was transferred to the womb of Rohini, Vasudev's other wife. Lord Krishna, the eighth child was born on a dark rainy night. During the birth by the wish of Lord Krishna the guards had fallen asleep and all the locks were unlocked Read More
Past Events
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff celebrated Rath Yatra Utsav on Saturday 5th July 2008.
