BAPS HINDU MANDIR
JOHANNESBURG
AFRICA's JEWEL OF HOPE & UNITY
The Song of Eighteen “Ities” composed by Swami Sivananda highlights the virtues that every person should cultivate. Cultivating these 18 virtues makes one’s life as fragrant as a bouquet of flowers.
The following sculpture shows the virtues mentioned in the Song of Eighteen “Ities”, depicted with bread dough.
From time immemorial India has been graced with sages known as rishis. By performing austerities, meditation and by divine grace they fathomed the secrets of creation. Each rishi gleaned truths of a particular field of knowledge. Major scientific discoveries were made by
these rishis centuries before the so-called ‘first discoveries’ by Western scientists. The following sculpture aims to depict the skill and contribution of these sages
Bapa was expert in doing various things. eg. making malpua/jalebi, writing letters, legal, accounting, construction,
During the gathering of the Bharat Sadhu Samaj, Swami Satyamitranandji Giri, the founder of Bharat Mata Mandir, says Pramukh Swami Maharaj is a rare jewel amongst the sadhu samaj.
Sage Valmiki welcomed Narad Muni, an enlightened sage to his Ashram. The two sages engaged in conversation; Valmikiji asked Naradji if there was anyone in this world who is virtuous, pious, free of jealousy and possessed all the 16 virtuous qualities that man can possess. Naradji replied that Ram Bhagwan of Ayodhya was such a person that possessed all these qualities.