BAPS Milwaukee Marks Diwali Celebrations and Women's Devotional Gatherings
Milwaukee's South Asian Hindu community finds its spiritual center at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Pewaukee, where Diwali celebrations and devotional programs bring families together year after year.
🪔 BAPS Pewaukee Celebrates Diwali 2024 and Women's Jayanti Program
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir serving the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area is located at N35 W23986 Capitol Drive in Pewaukee, WI 53072, and can be reached by phone at +1 (262) 737-6019. The mandir hosted its Diwali and Annakut Celebration 2024 on Saturday, November 2, 2024, marking the festival with a photo gallery of 38 images made available on the mandir's website. The mandir's calendar of events continued into 2026, with the women of BAPS hosting a celebration honoring Shri Swaminarayan Jayanti and Ram Navami on Sunday, April 19, 2026. According to the mandir's own reporting, the women's program featured a vibrant cultural program honoring the birth anniversaries of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Bhagwan Ram, described as reflecting devotion, unity, and rich spiritual traditions. The mandir also released results for two educational programs in spring 2026: the Global Satsang Exams results for March 2026 were published on Sunday, May 24, 2026, while results for the Global Bal Satsang Exams for March 2026 were published on Friday, May 15, 2026. These milestones reflect the mandir's commitment to ongoing religious education within the BAPS community in Wisconsin. The mandir's website offers resources across sections including Learn, Explore, Visit, Inspiration, Connect, and Give. [1]
🎉 BAPS Milwaukee Observes Diwali and Annakut in 2022
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at N35 W23986 Capitol Drive in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, celebrated Diwali and Annakut on Sunday, October 23, 2022. The celebration was part of a broader collection of Diwali and Annakut observances organized across BAPS centers throughout the Americas for that year's festival season, as indicated by the event's listing within the Americas news collection. The Milwaukee mandir's 2022 celebration was documented in a photo gallery of 27 images, made accessible through the mandir's website. The mandir, reachable at +1 (262) 737-6019, is located at N35 W23986 Capitol Drive, Pewaukee, WI 53072, and provides resources across sections including Learn, Explore, Visit, Inspiration, Connect, and Give, with a charitable donation link available for the Milwaukee location. The copyright notice on the website indicates the site has been active since 1999 and is maintained by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. Social media accounts associated with the mandir are maintained on Instagram under handles for BAPS International, BAPS America, and BAPS Charities International. The website also notes that it uses cookies and provides a privacy policy for users to review. The mandir's consistent annual observance of Diwali and Annakut underscores its role as an active site of South Asian Hindu devotional life in the greater Milwaukee and Wisconsin region. [2]
Sources: [1] BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha · [2] BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha