In September 2023, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento was defaced, just days after another BAPS temple in New York was similarly targeted.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Over a dozen artisans who were part of a lawsuit against Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan (BAPS) temple here, have decided to withdraw their names from the case.