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Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

17 Jul 2000 - 23 Jul 2000

From the VIP lounge at Toronto Airport, Swamishri was escorted by security to the exit on his arrival, Monday, 17 July 2000

Harikrishna Maharaj swinging on a specially made hindolo initiating the month long hindolo festival

Sanctifying water for the benefit of devotees

Engrossed in prayer

Darshan of Thakorji after morning puja

Welcome assembly: Pujya Yagnavallabh Swami, who heads satsang activites in North America, welcomes Swamishri: Tuesday, 18 July 2000

Dr. Narsinhbhai Patel, president of BAPS Canada, welcomes Swamishri to Canada

Performing the Vedic rituals as part of the opening ceremony performed at the main gate

Dr. K. C. Patel breaks the sanctified coconut concluding the rituals

Swamishri begins his tour of Swaminarayan Nagar

Swagat Dwar (Welcome Gate) created by Toronto volunteers involving four months of continuous effort

The Pathways to Harmony Exhibition impressed Swamishri greatly as it deals within the family, an addiction-free life and the importance of cultural values.

'Living Hinduism', Toronto Satsang Mandal's souvenir for the foundation stone-laying festival

George Papadopoulos and Arun Pradhan of Pradhan & Papadopolous, the architects for the New Cultural Complex in Toronto came to Swamishri seeking his blessings.

Swamishri engrossed in a spiritual dialog with H.H. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj, guru to more than 2 million sikhs.