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Sangam: An Interfaith and Multicultural Diwali Celebration at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Los Angeles, CA, USA

28 Oct 2025

Members of the Namdhari Sikh Sangat LA learn more about the Haveli and its architecture and significance

Attendees enjoy refreshments and network before the evening reception

Leaders of the Dawoodi Bohra community are welcomed and receive a tour from BAPS volunteers

Members of the faculty at the University of California, Riverside, learn more about the history of the mandir from BAPS volunteers

During the tour, a BAPS volunteer explains the significance of the carvings to leaders of the Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple

Leaders from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games - Cultural Olympiad Committee learn more about the central dome on their tour

A head mobed from the Zoroastrian Association of Los Angeles and diplomats from the South African Consulate General in Los Angeles hear more about the types of stone used in the mandir

Diplomats from the Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in Los Angeles learn more about the stone used in the mandir

A BAPS volunteer explains the various traditions preserved by Hindu mandirs to leaders from St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

Leaders from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Cultural Olympiad Committee take a closer look at the artifacts displayed in the Museum of Hindu Architecture

Attendees watch a brief history of the mandir and its impact at the theater in the Museum of Hindu Architecture