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The last rites of Swamiji will be performed on August 1
Vadodara: Founder of the Haridham at Sokhda near Vadodara and the Yogi Divine Society, Hariprasad Swamiji passed away late on Monday night. The spiritual leader of the Sokhda Swaminarayan sect was admitted to the Bhailal Amin General Hospital (BAGH) where he breathed his last.
Swamiji was suffering from a kidney ailment and was feeling unwell since Sunday after dialysis. He was taken to BAGH where he died at around 11pm on Monday.
The spiritual leader had joined Guru Poornima celebrations recently. His death soon after, shocked other monks and followers of the sect. Hundreds queued outside BAGH since the early hours on Tuesday on coming to know about his death.
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