Pushpadolotsav (Flower Festival)
Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami showered with flower petals
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Pushpadolotsav — Phagan Sud 13 — the BAPS flower festival when Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand Swami are showered with thousands of fresh flower petals. Distinct from the broader Fuldol festival of the Swaminarayan tradition — Pushpadolotsav is the BAPS-distinctive flower-shower assembly. Observed at every BAPS mandir worldwide with thousands of petals carpeting the mandir floor.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
स्वामिनारायण स्वामिनारायण / Swaminarayan Swaminarayan
Swaminarayan mahamantra
O Swaminarayan! O Swaminarayan!
How to recite
Visit a BAPS mandir for the special Pushpadolotsav assembly — the murtis are showered with flower petals throughout the assembly while devotees sing pushpa-vidhi kirtans and dance in joy. The mandir floor is covered with petals. Perform mahamantra jaap. Receive the petal-prasad as ashirwad.
Benefits
Pushpadolotsav (Phagan Sud 13) celebrates Bhagwan Swaminarayan's lila of flower-play with His paramhansas and devotees at Gadhada. The BAPS celebration is distinctive — devotees shower the murtis with thousands of fresh flower petals while singing pushpa-vidhi kirtans. The entire mandir floor becomes a carpet of fragrant petals — a uniquely beautiful and joyous BAPS festival.
✦ Special Note
Per the official BAPS calendar (baps.org). 2026 instance fell on Mar 4, 2026 (already past). Visit a BAPS mandir for this beautiful and joyous assembly — the petal-prasad received as the mandir floor is gathered up after the assembly is one of the most cherished BAPS prasads of the year.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Sweet prasad — peda, mohanthal — taken with the assembly after the flower-shower ceremony
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