Photo by BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. According to BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, it took 1,800 craftsmen from all over India to hand-carve the 24,000 pieces of stone that the mandir is made of.

Children celebrate Diwali at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir by participating in a Mahapuja ritual - praying for sick children at SickKids Hospital after each donating a new toy to children at the hospital.