Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel Visits Guru Ashram In Bagdana On Guru Purnima

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.”

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.