![From the VIP lounge at Toronto Airport, Swamishri was escorted by security to the exit on his arrival Monday, 17 July 2000.](01canada-h.jpg) |
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![Harikrishna Maharaj swinging on a specially made hindolo initiating the month long hindolo festival.](04canada-h.jpg) |
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![Sanctifying water for the benefit of devotees](08canada-h.jpg) |
From the VIP lounge at Toronto Airport, Swamishri was escorted by security to the exit on his arrival, Monday, 17 July 2000 |
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Harikrishna Maharaj swinging on a specially made hindolo initiating the month long hindolo festival |
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Sanctifying water for the benefit of devotees |
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![Engrossed in prayer.](10canada-h.jpg) |
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![Before thakorji after morning pooja.](14canada-h.jpg) |
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![Welcome assembly Pujya Yagnavallabh Swami, who heads satsang activites in North America, welcomes Swamishri: Tuesday, 18 July 2000](17canada-h.jpg) |
Engrossed in prayer. |
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Before thakorji after morning pooja. |
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Welcome assembly Pujya Yagnavallabh Swami, who heads satsang activites in North America, welcomes Swamishri: Tuesday, 18 July 2000 |
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Dr. Narsinhbhai Patel, president of BAPS Canada, welcomes Swamishri to Canada |
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Performing the Vedic rituals as part of the opening ceremony performed at the main gate |
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Dr. K. C. Patel breaks the sanctified coconut concluding the rituals |
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![Swamishri begins his tour of Swaminarayan Nagar.](22canada-h.jpg) |
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![Swagat (Welcome) Dwar (Gate) created by Toronto volunteers involving four months of continuous effort.](23canada-h.jpg) |
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![The Pathways to Harmony Exhibition impressed Swamishri greatly as it deals within the family, an addiction-free life and the importance of cultural values.](25canada-h.jpg) |
Swamishri begins his tour of Swaminarayan Nagar |
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Swagat (Welcome) Dwar (Gate) created by Toronto volunteers involving four months of continuous effort. |
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The Pathways to Harmony Exhibition impressed Swamishri greatly as it deals within the family, an addiction-free life and the importance of cultural values. |
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![Swamishri engrossed in a spiritual dialog with H.H. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj, guru to more than 2 million sikhs.](33canada-h.jpg) |
Living Hinduism, Toronto Satsang Mandal souvenir for the foundation stone laying festival. |
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George Papadopoulos and Arun Pradhan of Pradhan & Papadopolous, the architects for the New Cultural Complex in Toronto came to Swamishri seeking his blessings. |
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Swamishri engrossed in a spiritual dialog with H.H. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj, guru to more than 2 million sikhs. |
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