BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto

by Lingfai Leung

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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto

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Lingfai Leung

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The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir complex in Toronto has become the focus of interest and wonder for local citizens and visitors to Toronto. The complex consists of the first traditional hand carved Hindu Mandir (Hindu place of prayer), Haveli and the Understanding Hindu Dharma Exhibition. It is the second largest Hindu temple built outside India, behind only the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta.

The fusion of traditional Indian architecture with modern technology has attracted people from all walks of life; including students on field trips, accomplished architects and engineers and visitors from all over the world who come to enjoy the experience. All visitors have been awestruck by the unique architecture and the detailed intricacy of the carvings.

Toronto's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, by the numbers:
- 400 volunteers gave more than a million hours of services
- 18 months to complete stone work (jig-saw puzzle) in Canada
- 132 archways,
- 84 decorative ceilings, 340 pillars
- 24,151 hand carved pieces
- 5.6 tonnes, heaviest stone vs 50 grams, lightest stone
- 10,000 tonnes of Italian marble, Turkish limestone, Indian sandstone and granite
- Built to last over 1,000 years.

On July 22, 2007 the Mandir was dedicated to the people of Canada by the spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and the inspirer, His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. Present at the dedication ceremony were: The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, His Excellency Rajamanjinarayan, High Commissioner of India to Canada and His Worship Mayor David Miller, Mayor of Toronto.

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