On Guru Purnima, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the Guru Ashram in Bagdana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat on Sunday. The devotees warmly greeted him with chants of ‘Bapa Sitaram.’ Patel worshipped alongside children at Santshri Bajrangdas Bapa’s throne, visited Bajrangdas Bapa’s tomb, and later offered prayers at both the Dhyan Temple and the Main Temple.
Addressing the devotees from the steps of the main temple, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel extended his wishes to both the state and the nation on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. He remarked that the opportunity to bow at the feet of Bajrangdas Bapa on this sacred day is profoundly auspicious. Patel noted that during his visit to the Guru Ashram, he prayed for everyone’s well-being and expressed his faith in moving towards the vision of Viksit Gujarat and Viksit Bharat as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Patel also shared his visit experience on X, stating, “Today, on the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, I visited the place of Pujya Shri Bapa Sitaram at Bagdana and received the divine opportunity of darshan and worship. Pujya Bapa, who spread bhajans and food, lit the flame of humanity in the entire Saurashtra Panthak. On this occasion, I salute his divine consciousness.”
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जनशलाकया।
चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः।।આજે ગુરુપૂર્ણિમાના પાવન પર્વે બગદાણા સ્થિત પૂજ્ય શ્રી બજરંગદાસબાપાની જગ્યાની મુલાકાત લઈ દર્શન તથા પૂજન-અર્ચનનો દિવ્ય અવસર પ્રાપ્ત થયો.
ભજન અને ભોજનની સરવાણી વહાવી પૂજ્ય બાપાએ સમગ્ર સૌરાષ્ટ્ર પંથકમાં… pic.twitter.com/PjHsfR8EsR
— Bhupendra Patel (@Bhupendrapbjp) July 21, 2024
Additionally, Chief Minister Patel met with the Board of Trustees of the Guru Ashram and launched the ashram’s new website, bagdanatemple.org, which offers facilities for online worship and donations. MLA Shivabhai Gohil, Gautam Chauhan, Bhikhabhai Baraiya, District Collector R.K. Mehta, District Development Officer G.H. Solanki, Superintendent of Police Dr. Harshad Patel, Provincial Officer Ishita Mer, Mahendrasinh Saravaiya, and Bharat Mer were present with CM Patel. Trustees Yogesh Sagar, Dhiru Babariya, Ranjitsinh Chamardi, Mukesh Patel, Shri Nilesh Dodiya, Vinod Gujarati, Rasik Sagar, and Janak Kacchdiya were also present from the Guru Ashram.