40 youths undergo diksha ceremony to become monk at Gondal in Gujarat

Rajkot: 40 youths including those who have completed engineering and MBA education today took diksha to become Swaminarayan monks and left worldly life at Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam(BAPS) organized Akshar Deri Sardh Shatabdi Mahotsav in Gondal in Rajkot district.

Out of 40, 35 youths underwent Parshadi diksha(primary diksha during which they dress in white and live like a monk but are not given full monk status) while 5 underwent Bhagwati diksha(final diksha after they pass Parshadi diksha stage and become saints with saffron dress).

In both kinds of diksha, a diksharthi(one who undergo diksha) gets new name.

With this the total number of existing diksharthi saints in BAPS sect of Swaminarayan faith is 1055.

– Sadhu(Bhagwati) Diksha Names –

1.Dijendra Bhagat – Sadhu Adhyatmavivek Das

2.Apurva Bhagat – Sadhu Purnamangal Das

3.Punam Bhagat – Sadhu Somyavadan Das

4.Umang Bhagat – Sadhu Guravmuni Das

5.Uttam Bhagat – Sadhu Dhyemuni Das

– Parshad Diksha Names –

1.Yogeshbhai – Pu. Janak Bhagat

2.Shilbhai – Pu. Anirudh Bhagat

3.Harikrishna Bhai – Pu. Anshuman Bhagat

4.Hemang Bhai – Pu. Ramanuj Bhagat

5.Narendra Bhai – Pu. Dhrvu Bhagat

6.Amolbhai – Pu. Balram Bhagat

7.Ghanshyam Bhai – Pu. Puranjan Bhagat

8.Harikrishna Bhai – Pu. Dhananjay Bhagat

9.Ravindra Bhai – Pu. Dushyant Bhagat

10.Hemendra Bhai – Pu. Shukhdev Bhagat

11.Priyank Bhai – Pu. Vibhishan Bhagat

12.Akash Bhai – Pu.Virat Bhagat

13.Priyal Bhai – Pu. Sahadev Bhagat

14.Bhumesh Bhai – Pu. Abhimanyu Bhagat

15.Vinit Bhai​ – Pu. Yudhishthir Bhagat

16.Tushar Bhai – Pu. Bhaskar Bhagat

17.Keyur Bhai – Pu. Bhagat

18.Mayur Bhai – PU. Vinayak Bhagat

19.Anand Bhai – Pu. Jaydev Bhagat

20.Mihir Bhai – Pu. Janmejay Bhagat

21.Rahul Bhai – Pu. Namdev Bhagat

22.Yogi Bhai – Pu. Dashrath Bhagat

23.Suketu Bhai – Pu. Naysat Bhagat

24.Hiren Bhai – Pu. Gurang Bhagat

25.Parth Bhai – Pu. Harishchandra Bhagat

26.Hardik Bhai – Pu. Sujat Bhagat

27.Nilesh Bhai – Pu. Shravan Bhagat

28.Nirmal Bhai – Pu. Sgar Bhagat

29.Chirag Bhai – Pu. Bhagirath Bhagat

30.Rashmin Bhai – Pu. Parikshith Bhagat

31. Tejas Bhai – Pu. Parth Bhagat

32.Bhagirath Bhai – Pu. Pundrik Bhagat

33.Jaikishan Bhai – Pu. Sudhanva Bhagat

34.Harikrishna Bhai – Pu. Kadraj Bhagat

35. Chirag Bhai – Pu. Eklavya Bhagat

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