BAPS Chigwell

🌒 Pre-Eclipse – Thursday 27 August • 6.33pm BST • Continue normal activities • No food or drink except water 🌑 Eclipse – Friday 28 August • Starts 3.33am BST • Offer worship and prayers • No food or drink, including water • No travel 🌘 Post-Eclipse • 6.14am BST • Bathe and offer daan • Wash all worn clothes Note: Times are for Chigwell. Please check local eclipse times here. ❗️ Chigwell Mandir will remain closed until 8.00am on Friday 28 August and the morning Arti will be performed at 8.15am.

🌒 Pre-Eclipse – Thursday 27 August • 6.33pm BST • Continue normal activities • No food or drink except water 🌑 Eclipse – Friday 28 August • Starts 3.33am BST • Offer worship and prayers • No food or drink, including water • No travel 🌘 Post-Eclipse • 6.14am BST • Bathe and offer daan • Wash all worn clothes Note: Times are for Chigwell. Please check local eclipse times here.

YOUR NIYAM TRACKER London Swagat Din: Small Fan Flowers Needed 👍 Thank you to everyone who has already submitted their fan flowers from the Niyam Tracker and offered your bhakti. 🌸 If you haven’t made your flower yet, we would humbly request that you make small flowers, as we are currently in need of more small flowers (see in video above.) ❤️ Thank you all for your help, support and bhakti. 📩 Queries: Swagat.Din@uk.baps.org

Shri Krishna Janmashtami Join us at Chigwell Mandir to celebrate the auspicious festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Shri Krishna. 🗓 Friday 4 September 2026 🙏 Annakut Darshan: 9.00am to 8.00pm 🎤 Utsav Sabha: 8.30pm to 9.45pm 🪔 Shri Krishna Janmotsav Arti: 9.30pm 📍 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mandir Lane, Chigwell IG7 6ED

YOUR NIYAM TRACKER A Gift to Swamishri ✨ This year, devotees across the UK & Europe have engaged in spiritual endeavours inspired by “Guruna Vachanthi Gurune Vadhavie”. As we prepare to welcome Param Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj, we now have the opportunity to offer the fruit of these efforts to Swamishri on his Swagat Din in London. 🙏 Your completed Niyam Tracker is more than a record of observances; it is a personal offering of bhakti, reflecting your efforts to live by Swamishri’s words. 🎥 Prepare Your Offering: Follow the tutorial video to prepare your Niyam Tracker pages. ❤️Submit Your Offering: Please give your prepared pages to your local centre or mandir via your Mahila Liaison & Satsang Pravrutti Coordinator between Tuesday 18 August and Sunday 30 August 2026. 🌸 Let us complete this seva with sincerity, care and devotion as we eagerly await Swamishri’s arrival. 📩 Queries: swagat.din@uk.baps.org

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Ekadashi Bhajans 📅 Sunday 23 August 2026 🪔 Sandhya Arti: 6.15pm 🎹 Kirtan Bhakti: 6.35pm 🎶 Samuh Chesta: 7.15pm 📍 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mandir Lane, Chigwell IG7 6ED

Paris Mandir Mahotsav - Volunteer Uniform Collection Volunteer uniforms (ties, t-shirts, kotis ONLY) can be collected from Chigwell Mandir on: 📅 Wednesday 19 August 2026 🕐 8.30pm to 10.00pm You will need to provide your SID and order reference. Please ensure you collect or send someone on your behalf to by this date. All uniforms will be returned back thereafter for collection in Paris.

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Ten years have passed since Pramukh Swami Maharaj returned to Akshardham, yet his presence continues to be felt in the hearts he touched, the values he nurtured, and the countless lives he transformed through his compassion, humility and unwavering devotion to God. His life was a gentle reminder that true greatness lies not in seeking honour for oneself, but in serving others with love. Across the UK and Europe, his vision found expression not only in magnificent mandirs, but in vibrant communities brought together through faith, seva and fellowship. From inspiring the creation of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London, a landmark of Hindu heritage in Europe, to laying the foundations for future generations to build and flourish, his guiding spirit continues to shape sacred spaces such as the upcoming BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir, Paris. Around the world, his message, “In the joy of others lies our own,” remains as relevant today as ever, guiding people towards selflessness, unity, and peace. As we lovingly remember Pramukh Swami Maharaj on this significant anniversary, we also celebrate how his divine work continues to illuminate lives through the spiritual leadership, guidance and blessings of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj.

Solar Eclipse timings for Chigwell: 🌒 Pre-Eclipse: Wednesday 12 August 2026 3.10am BST onwards 🌑 Eclipse: Wednesday 12 August 2026 6.17pm BST 🌘 Post-Eclipse: Wednesday 12 August 2026 8.06pm BST ❗️Please take note of the above important notice regarding darshan on Wednesday 12 August 2026

❗️REMINDER: BAPS Annual Charity Challenge 2026 Manual Forms All manual forms should have been returned to the donation desk by Sunday 19 July 2026. This is regardless of whether the form has been used or not. Please remember to bring your form back by tomorrow if you have not already done so.

Ekadashi Bhajans 📅 Sunday 9 August 2026 🪔 Sandhya Arti: 6.15pm 🎹 Kirtan Bhakti: 6.35pm 🎶 Samuh Chesta: 7.15pm 📍 BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mandir Lane, Chigwell IG7 6ED

❗️REMINDER: BAPS Annual Charity Challenge 2026 Manual Forms All manual forms should have been returned to the donation desk by Sunday 19 July 2026. This is regardless of whether the form has been used or not. Please return them by Sunday 2nd August 2026 if you have not already done so.

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Guru Govind donu khade, kisko laagu paay? Balihari Gurudevaki jinhe Govind diyo bataay.

🙏🏽 “The Guru and Bhagwan are both present before me. Whom should I bow down to first? I bow down to the Guru, because he brought me to Bhagwan.” 🌕 Today we celebrate the auspicious Hindu festival of Guru Purnima, an occasion when millions across Sanatan Dharma offer reverence and gratitude to the Guru for their role and importance in their lives. ☀️ Join us this for this weekend's BKYS sabhas as we honour our Aksharbrahma Gurus, who are the embodiment of scriptures and gateways to Purushottam.

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