BAPS Sthapana Din (Founding Day of BAPS)
Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the Aksharbrahman guru-parampara — honoured on the founding-day of BAPS
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BAPS Sthapana Din — June 5 — the founding day of BAPS, celebrated annually at every BAPS mandir worldwide. Commemorates Shastriji Maharaj's establishment of the first Akshar-Purushottam mandir at Bochasan in 1907. Now 119+ years strong, BAPS operates 1,200+ mandirs across six continents, runs 80+ educational institutions and major humanitarian projects worldwide, and inaugurated BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi in February 2024.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
स्वामिनारायण स्वामिनारायण / Swaminarayan Swaminarayan
Swaminarayan mahamantra
O Swaminarayan! O Swaminarayan!
How to recite
Visit a BAPS mandir for the founding-day assembly. Read from Shastriji Maharaj's biography on the events of 1907 — the establishment of the first Akshar-Purushottam mandir at Bochasan. Perform mahamantra jaap. Reflect on the 119-year history of BAPS — from a single hut at Bochasan to 1,200+ mandirs and 4 Akshardhams worldwide.
Benefits
On June 5, 1907 (Jyeshtha Sud 4), Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj established the first Akshar-Purushottam mandir at Bochasan, Gujarat — formally founding the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS). This day is celebrated annually as the institutional birthday of BAPS — now the largest sub-sect of Swaminarayan with over 1,200 mandirs across all six inhabited continents.
✦ Special Note
Per the official BAPS calendar (baps.org). Bochasan (the founding-place) hosts the largest sthapana-day celebration each year. Local BAPS mandirs typically hold a special sthapana-din assembly with kathas on Shastriji Maharaj's founding-vision and the worldwide growth of BAPS.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Mahaprasad — sukhdi and mohanthal — at the BAPS mandir; the local mandir typically organises a sthapana-day katha and assembly
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