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Douglas County Board in Nevada opens with Hindu mantras
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Douglas County Board of Supervisors will start its day with Hindu invocation on August 16 at Lake Tahoe (Stateline, Nevada, USA) for the first time, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the opening prayer from ancient
Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 10:42
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Chowchilla City Council in California to have Hindu invocation
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Chowchilla City Council in California (USA), incorporated in 1923, will have its first Hindu opening prayer on July 24, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the City
Last Updated on Monday, 23 July 2012 11:03
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Hindus-Jews-Buddhists want Santa Clara City Council shift to multi-faith prayer
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus, Jews and Buddhists have urged Santa Clara City Council to move to multi-faith opening prayers.
Currently, Santa Clara City Council meetings, held at least two times per month on Tuesday evenings, open with the same following invocation prayer, which had been read for over 25 years by
Last Updated on Monday, 23 July 2012 11:03
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Manteca City Council has its 1st Hindu prayer
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Manteca City Council in California (USA), incorporated in 1918, reportedly had its first historic Hindu invocation on July 17 evening, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 July 2012 11:32
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El Dorado County Board starts day with Hindu mantras
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors began its meeting in Placerville (California, USA) with Hindu invocation on July 17 for the first time since its 1850 incorporation, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the opening
Last Updated on Friday, 20 July 2012 10:08
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Hindus offer condolences on Jewish spiritual leader Rabbi Elyashiv’s death
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
Hindus have offered heartfelt condolences on the death of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, top rabbinic authority and highly respected Jewish law expert, on July 18 in Jerusalem (Israel).
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that they were saddened by the
Last Updated on Friday, 20 July 2012 10:10
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Santa Clara in California denies Hindu prayer request
Category: South Asians Abroad Written by Tapa Menon
California’s City of Santa Clara has refused request for a Hindu invocation.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed’s request to read the Hindu invocation or a Hindu prayer supplied by him to be read by the assigned City Councilmember in the City Council meeting has received a
Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 July 2012 10:24
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