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Inauguration of BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Jun 2022 to 5 Jun 2022

Youths begin the inauguration assembly with bhajans

A choir of children singing the Shanti Path, a Vedic peace prayer in Sanskrit

Harsh Kanpariya of Regina, SK recites Swaminarayan-Siddhanta-Sudha karikas

Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, President of the Hindu Federation honors Mahamahopadhyay Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami with a garland

Pujya Gunsagar Swami, Head of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto welcomes Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion

The stage guests ceremoniously light the lamps to mark the inauguration of the research institute

Representatives of Hindu Mandirs and organizations ceremoniously light the lamps

Representatives from more than 40 Hindu Mandirs and organizations across Canada ceremoniously light the lamps

The stage guests ceremoniously light the lamps to mark the inauguration of the research institute

Guests ceremoniously light the lamps to mark the inauguration of the research institute

Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami gifts Swaminarayan Bhashyam to Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, to be made available to all Canadians to appreciate for generations to come

Mahamahopadhyay Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami and Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion in the inaugural assembly

Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami gives the keynote speech

Dignitaries, guests, devotees and well-wishers listen to the keynote speech of Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami

Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, President of the Hindu Federation addresses the assembly

Pujya Gunsagardas Swami, Head of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto, addresses the assembly

Pujya Mangalnidhidas Swami introduces Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami, explaining his role as the scholarly exponent of Akshar Purushottam Darshan, in line with the acharyas of the other schools of Vedanta

Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion addresses the inaugural assembly

Pujya Bhadreshdas Swami shares the aims of the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute

Guests and well-wishers applauding the inauguration of the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute

(From Left to right) The Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario; Hardeep Grewal, MPP Elect for Brampton East; Deepak Anand, MPP for Mississauga—Malton

Devotees gathered to witness the historic occasion

Congratulatory message from Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Official Opposition