Decked up desi-style, Canada PM Justin Trudeau celebrates 10th anniversary of BAPS Mandir

Trudeau called the temple an "an architectural masterpiece" and a "place for community."

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Decked up desi-style, Canada PM Justin Trudeau celebrates 10th anniversary of BAPS Mandir
Justin Trudeau at the BAPS Mandir (Justin Trudeau/Twitter)

Clad in a shimmering turquoise green kurta, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Mandir in Toronto, calling it "an architectural masterpiece" and a "place for community."

Trudeau at the temple entrance (Courtesy: Justin Trudeau/Twitter)

Toronto Mayor John Tory gave BAPS' spiritual guru, Mahant Swami Maharaj, the keys to the city on the occasion, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Trudeau with Mahant Swami Maharaj (Courtesy: BAPS Public Affairs/Twitter)

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains was with Trudeau at the event.

MP Raj Grewal, too, tweeted a photograph of the PM at the temple.

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