BAPS Edison Mandir

BAPS INVITED TO SPECIAL EVENT Rajiv Malhotra, a renowned scholar, author, and founder of the Infinity Foundation, which is dedicated to studying and preserving Hindu dharma and civilizational thought. His work has been instrumental in shaping the intellectual discourse on Indology, Indian philosophy, and Hindu identity in the modern world. EVENT DETAILS  Rajiv Malhotra is hosting a special event on Saturday, April 19 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Infinity Foundation, where he will share key insights from his extensive research as well as future initiatives for strengthening Hindu institutions. We are invited to attend this event on behalf of BAPS.  Please register if you are available and join this event. Link is below! 📅 Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025 @ Royal Albert Palace 🔗 Event Details & Registration: Click Here  Please put the organization as “BAPS" Sadhu Yagnavallabhdas Testimonial: https://youtu.be/BlRbz_TGdA8

🗓️ ALL LADIES - SAVE THE DATES! IN 2 WEEKS! 🛕👩‍🦰 #BAPSEdison Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti & Shri Ram Navmi *Mahila* Celebration - "Mano Chaitanya Roop Tamaru" 🚺 A unique cultural program organized by women, for women in the Main Hall! All ladies from all wings are invited! Saturday Zones - Sat Apr 12: 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - Sun Apr 13: 4:00pm-6:00pm Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Samaiyo & Arti on both days. 🙏

🎗️ SATSANG SABHA THIS WEEKEND! March 29 & 30! 🛕 Satsang Sabha at #BAPSEdison Sabha includes the launch for 2025 BAPS Charities Walk | Run, register and donate today! #SpiritOfService | #BAPSCharitiesWalk 🦶🏃‍♂️ 🕔 Saturday Zones - Sat 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - Sun 4:00pm-6:00pm Please join on time! Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Sabha & Arti on both days. 🙏

REMINDER! 🌑🌘🌒🌓🌞 SOLAR Eclipse FRIDAY EVENING/SATURDAY MORNING Edison, NJ Timings Vedh Start: 6:45pm (Fri) Grahan Start: 6:45am (Sat) Grahan End: 7:05am (Sat) NOTE: Dinner will not be served in Zone Parasabha TONIGHT (Fri, Mar 28) Please tap here for a full description of what you should do. Donate: https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

TODAY IS EKADASHI! 🎶 #BAPSEdison invites you to Ekadashi Bhajan Sandhya today (MARCH 26) at 7PM following Arti at 6:30pm.

#BAPSEdison SAT Classes for High School Kishores! Tap here for more details.

🗓️ SAVE THE DATES! IN 2 WEEKS! 🛕 #BAPSEdison Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti & Shri Ram Navmi Celebration Saturday Zones - Sat Apr 5: 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - Sun Apr 6: 4:00pm-6:00pm Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Samaiyo & Arti on both days. 🙏 All Zones: Tithi Kirtan Bhakti & Arti - Sun Apr 6: 9:00pm

🌑🌘🌒🌓🌞 SOLAR Eclipse FRIDAY EVENING/SATURDAY MORNING Edison, NJ Timings Vedh Start: 6:45pm (Fri) Grahan Start: 6:45am (Sat) Grahan End: 7:05am (Sat) NOTE: Dinner will not be served in Zone Parasabha on Fri, Mar 28 Please tap here for a full description of what you should do. Donate: https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

🌞 SOLAR ECLIPSE Friday, March 28/Saturday, March 29 Vedh starting at 6:45pm Friday Refer to the flyer below and more specific details below for Edison: Before Eclipse (Vedh) • Fri, Mar 28/Sat, Mar 29 6:45pm-6:45am • Only water, no food • Activities as normal • The elderly, disabled, and children need to only follow the no food niyam starting 2:45am for 4 hours prior to the eclipse (6:45am). • During Vedh, Thakorji can only have a plate of pure food (made with milk, curd, banana plant or coconut water). Actual Eclipse (Grahan) • Sat, Mar 29, 6:45am-7:05am • No water, no food • Sit in one spot and do bhakti, read, katha, Guruhari Darshan, Satsang Diksha etc. • Please refrain from offering anything to Thakorji in ghar mandir during the eclipse. Please offer thal after the eclipse ends. After the Eclipse • Shower with your clothes on (to ensure the clothes are soaked) and wash any cloth you touched during the eclipse • Thakorji should be offered a full thaal once the grahan has ended. Shreeji Maharaj has said: At the time of a solar or lunar eclipse, one should instantly stop all activities and chant the mantra of God in a purified state. (86). After the eclipse, devotees should bathe with the clothes one is wearing and then offer worship to God (householders should offer donations and renunciants should do puja). (87) Mahant Swami Maharaj has written in the Satsang Diksha: When the eclipse is over, all should bathe and soak the clothes they are wearing. Thereafter, renunciants should perform puja and householder devotees should give donations. (266) https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

🌑🌘🌒🌓🌞 SOLAR Eclipse FRIDAY EVENING/SATURDAY MORNING Edison, NJ Timings Vedh Start: 6:45pm (Fri) Grahan Start: 6:45am (Sat) Grahan End: 7:05am (Sat) NOTE: Dinner will not be served in Zone Parasabha on Fri, Mar 28 Please tap here for a full description of what you should do. Donate: https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

🎗️ SATSANG SABHA THIS WEEKEND! March 22 & 23! 🛕 Satsang Sabha at #BAPSEdison Special extended katha by Pujya Haridarshan Swami with inspiring prasangs from a recent vicharan. 🕔 Saturday Zones - 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - 4:00pm-6:00pm Please join on time - katha will start earlier than the normal katha start time! Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Sabha & Arti on both days. 🙏

🗓️ THIS WEEKEND! 🛕 #BAPSEdison Pushpadolotsav & Bhagatji Maharaj Janma Jayanti Celebration Saturday Zones - 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - 4:00pm-6:00pm Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Samaiyo & Arti on both days. 🙏

🌈 Pushpadolotsav LIVE from Sydney, Australia in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj! 🗓️ TONIGHT (Early Saturday) ⌚ 1:30 AM NJ/NY Time 🔗 live.baps.org

🗓️ UPDATED TIMINGS FOR TODAY! 🛕#BAPSEdison 🌕 SCHEDULE 6:15PM-6:30PM Arti 6:30PM-7:00PM Abhishek 7:00PM-8:15PM Mahapuja/Bhagatji Maharaj Janma Jayanti Tithi Sabha (Note: There is No Dinner today due to Grahan.) Please RSVP - yes or no - in the link and if you wish to do Seva for Muhkya Yajaman! All Saturday and Sunday Zones are invited.

🌑🌘🌒🌓🌕 TONIGHT! LUNAR Eclipse Edison, NJ Timings Vedh Start: 4:09pm (Thu) Grahan Start: 1:09am (Fri) Grahan End: 4:47am (Fri) Please tap here for a full description of what you should do. Donate: https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

🌑🌘🌒🌓🌕 LUNAR Eclipse THURSDAY/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING Edison, NJ Timings Vedh Start: 4:09pm (Thu) Grahan Start: 1:09am (Fri) Grahan End: 4:47am (Fri) Please tap here for a full description of what you should do. Donate: https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

LUNAR ECLIPSE Thursday, March 13/Friday, March 14 Vedh starting at 4:09pm Refer to the flyer below and more specific details below for Edison: Before Eclipse (Vedh) • Thursday/early Friday morning 4:09pm-1:09am • Only water, no food • Activities as normal • The elderly, disabled, and children need to only follow the no food niyam starting at 10:45pm for 2 hours and 24 minutes prior to the eclipse (1:09am). • During Vedh, Thakorji can only have a plate of pure food (made with milk, curd, banana plant or coconut water). Actual Eclipse (Grahan) • early Friday morning 1:09am-4:47am • No water, no food • Sit in one spot and do bhakti, read, katha, Guruhari Darshan, Satsang Diksha etc. • Please refrain from offering anything to Thakorji in ghar mandir during the eclipse. Please offer thal after the eclipse ends. After the Eclipse • Shower with your clothes on (to ensure the clothes are soaked) and wash any cloth you touched during the eclipse • Thakorji should be offered a full thaal once the grahan has ended. Shreeji Maharaj has said: At the time of a solar or lunar eclipse, one should instantly stop all activities and chant the mantra of God in a purified state. (86). After the eclipse, devotees should bathe with the clothes one is wearing and then offer worship to God (householders should offer donations and renunciants should do puja). (87) Mahant Swami Maharaj has written in the Satsang Diksha: When the eclipse is over, all should bathe and soak the clothes they are wearing. Thereafter, renunciants should perform puja and householder devotees should give donations. (266) https://donate.na.baps.org/edison

TOMORROW IS EKADASHI! 🎶 #BAPSEdison invites you to Ekadashi Bhajan Sandhya on Monday (MARCH 10). See the flyer above for details & timings!

🇺🇳 This United Nations International Women’s Day, we celebrate women across the world, honoring their resilience and achievements. 👩🏽‍⚕️ BAPS celebrates the pillars of wisdom and strength in our society - women. Embodying the spirit of Shakti, they create, empower and inspire. Let’s honor their contributions and strive for a world where this is never forgotten. Together, let us continue to invest in women of all ages and build a more inclusive and equitable world. 🛕💗#BAPSEdison celebrates all women today and will pay tribute to all women with our outside Mandir lights in majestic pink tonight! Come by and snap pictures and tag @baps and @internationalwomensday_global on Instagram with the hashtags #BAPSWomen #InternationalWomensDay #BAPSEdison

🎗️ SATSANG SABHA THIS WEEKEND! March 8 & 9! 🛕 Satsang Sabha at #BAPSEdison 🕔 Saturday Zones - 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday Zones - 4:00pm-6:00pm Please join on time! Mahaprasãd (dinner) will be served after Sabha & Arti on both days. 🙏