Facts & miscellaneous information about the temple
- The Temple was incorporated as a not-for-profit Ontario Corp on Mar 23, 2005
- It became a Regd. Canadian Charity effective Jan 1,2007
- From Nov 2007-Mar 2008 the Temple conducted Thurs arathis in City of Mississauga’s Medowvale Village Hall
- From Mar 2008 – Aug 2008 the Temple operated in the basement of a devotee family’s home in Fallingbrook Dr, Mississauga
- The Temple operated from Sep 1, 2008 – Oct 5 2011 at a rental unit in Mid-way Blvd, Mississauga
- The Temple moved to it’s own property at 1190 Mid-way Blvd, Unit 13 on Oct 6, 2011
- Baba’s PranPrathishta in the current location was took place on Oct 6, 2011
- The idol was sculpted of marble in Jaipur and was bought from Suresh Kumar & Co., Shirdi for Rs 101,250 incl of tax
- The idol was flown from Mumbai to Toronto by Jet Airways for a deeply discounted fare
- Due the rapidly increasing number of devotees, the current location is running out of capacity; the Temple is actively looking to acquire a larger location
- The long term goal is to buy land and build a large and beautiful Temple that will, in times to come, be called “The Shirdi of the West”
Temple Timings :
Please refer to COVID-19 Temple Revised Timings.
