Special gathering

Vishwa Vedic Shanti MahaYagya

Saturday, August 8, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM EDT, Toronto

This gathering took place on Saturday, August 8.

A Vedic fire ceremony for world peace. Families sat together under the marquee, each at their own fire, making offerings through the morning.

Vishwa Vedic Shanti MahaYagya

Long rows of people seated on the grass under a white marquee, each in front of a small metal fire, with smoke drifting up through the tent

A hand tipping a thin stream of ghee from a spoon into the flames of a small square fire altar

Families sitting in rows on the grass, each tending a small fire of their own and making offerings into it

Two parents and two children seated on the grass with palms joined and open books in front of them

A couple sitting cross-legged on a white mat with their eyes closed, their fire altar between them

Three people kneeling around a small metal fire altar, one of them feeding the flame