Kalupur Swaminarayan temple honours cyclists

Wednesday 22nd March 2017 06:28 EDT
 
 

Acharya Kaushalendraprasad Maharaj of the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple presented a cheque of £132,000, to the cyclists of the Gujarat cycle rally, and charities Apne Aap Women's Collective (AAWC) and the Urja Trust, in an event following the completion of the journey. Out of this amount, around £20,000 is said to be contributed by the Kutch Leuva Patel Community (UK).

Organised by Prakash Patel, Sanjay, and Shailesh Patel, the charity cycle drive was conducted from Bhuj Swaminarayan temple to Ahmedabad's Nar Narayan temple. The entire trip was arranged and co-ordinated by Sri Aksharprakash Das Ji, along with other saints. Also present at the event was Kalupur temple's Mahant Swami, Raju Bhagat, and Nairobi community's Bhimji Raghvani.


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