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HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj's Vicharan, London, Toronto, South Boston, Edison, Augusta

16 Jul 2000 to 24 Jul 2000

Swamishri engrossed in darshan of Thakorji after arriving from London

Swamishri welcomes Pujya Jagajitsinhji, leader of Namdhari Sikh Sampradaya

Swamishri inaugurates the new mandir site. A temporary archway, mandir, exhibition and assembly hall were set up for Swamishri's 7-day program

Swamishri rings the Ghant in the main enterence

Inaugurating the mandir

Swamishri walks through the exhibition, 'Pathways to Harmony'

Devotees with shaved heads inviting Swamishri to Chicago for Haveli inauguration

Blessing a disabled boy

Shree Akshar Purushottam Maharaj

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Akshar Dhwani Band, Dallas, welcomes Swamishri at the new site

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Thakorji is carried in a decorated palanquin

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Swamishri in a swan-chariot

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-The packed evening assembly

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-The youths and kishores enact the steadfastness of Abhaysinh Darbar

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Swamishri blessing the assembly

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-"True happiness is the happiness of God..."

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Performing arti of Thakorji

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-'Swaminarayan Nagar' created at the new mandir site

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Swamishri participating in the maha-puja as part of the Shilanyas ceremony

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Devotees in the maha-puja ceremony

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Performing Vedic pujan of the stones to be laid in the foundation with kumkum, flowers and panchamrut

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-After laying the stones Swamishri sprinkles water, flowers, kumkum and rice grains as part of the rituals

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Swamishri, Shri Rajnikant Verma - Indian High Commissioner and Shri Chandra Mohan Bhandari - Consul General of India participate in the rituals

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Welcoming Bob Kaplan, ex-Solicitor General of Canada

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival- In concluding the Shilanyas ceremony Swamishri performs arti with the dignitaries

The Foundation Stone Laying Festival-Mayor Mel Lastman of Toronto presents the Key to the City