Nilkanth Statues ..big
Baps are putting big Statues of Nilkanth ...if he was alive how would he feel? Baps are completely ignoring his written Will /undisputable When Gunatitanand Swami was around did little boys dance around him? If Gunatitanand Swami was where Gopananand Swami or Acharaya was , who would be honoured more?
In effect this big Statue is there to promote Baps...only way to get salvation is to please the guru by seva and money..and the Guru. ..Massive Public Relations exercise.
I just watched a documentary about the American civil war with lots of photos of the people and events. ..1861to 65 and Gunatitanand Swami died 1867. If you saw a photo of Aksharbrahm / number 2 in whole universe , would that convince you he was number 2 , just behind number 1 , Ghanshyam Pandey and he was same devine body as Bhagatiji Maharaj etc? Think about it. Number 2 in the whole universe and he didn't insist people worship him unlike Shastriji Maharaj who put his image in Mundir for the world to worship and started doing Murti Prathistha and initiate men into sadhus, all against written wishes of Bhagwan Swaiminarayan ( in Shikshapatri).
In the Muslim faith Mohamed said he was the last prophet. Bhagwan Swaiminarayan also knew a man could convince everyone that they were a prophet/devine in some way and only way to salvation and be worshipped. How did both know this was possible?
Just look at the cults and how they operate ..there are some excellent programmes on TV ..then look at Mahant Swami and baps...