Vadtal: 26 parshads (pre-sainthood status) were given Bhagwati-diksha (final ceremony to enter monkhood) on auspicious day of Yogini Ekadashi on 5th June 2021 at Vadtal Swaminarayan Temple.

Lakshmi narayan dev Pithadhi pati 1008 Acharya Rakheshprasadji Maharaj gave Bhagwati-diksha to 26 parshads. Acharya has given Bhagwati-diksha to total 719 parshad till now. Parshads who received diksha to leave worldly life and enter monkhood are from Vadtal, Junagadh and Junagadh temples of Vadtal headquartered Swaminarayan sanstha. DeshGujarat