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Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto the First Traditional Vedic Mandir in Canada

The magnificent and intricately carved BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto will open on Sunday 22 July 2007 . The temple is built at a staggering cost of $40 million and is free of steel. Majority of the parts of the temple have been hand carved in India . The local Hindu community in Toronto offered the services of more than 300 volunteers and financed for the major part of the temple. The temple has no government funding and has been erected in record 18 months. Interestingly, limestone was imported from Turkey to India and marble from Italy to India . The carved pieces were then imported from India to Canada . The interesting numbers of Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto presented by Zosia Bielski, National Post 1,800 craftsmen involved at 26 different sites in India 18 months to complete stone work 18 acre site, fronting on High-way 427 and Finch Avenue ( Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto Address and Location can be found here. ) 132 archways 84 decorative ceiling