On Saturday 7 August 1999, HH Chidanand Muniji, HH Rupchand Muniji and Shri Rameshbhai Oza came for darshan of the BAPS mandir in Houston, Texas. They were welcomed and honored in traditional Hindu style by Pujya Jnanpurush Swami and Pujya Tilakratna Swami. They presided over a short assembly in the presence of devotees, performed the arti and after refreshments departed for other engagements