Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 History will be created when a Hindu prayer will be recited at the opening of the US Senate in Washington DC on July 12. Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain, said that he had been officially asked to say the prayer. He said he believes this may be the first time any Hindu prayer is delivered in the Senate since its formation in 1789. Zed is likely to choose the prayer from the Rig Veda, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. He said he plans to start and end the prayer with 'Om', the mystical Hindu syllable. The full text of the prayer will be included in the Congressional Record. There are an estimated two million Indian Americans in the US. Followers of Hindu groups like ISKCON may add up to another one million. " July 12 will be an illustrious day for all Americans and a memorable day for Indian Americans when prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures will be read in the great hall of democracy, " Zed said. Usually, the Senate chaplain delivers the opening prayer but sometimes guest chaplains are invited from all over the country to read the prayer. Indo-Asian News Service New York, June 26, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 An interview with Rajan Zed, who will be leading the prayer,about leading a prayer in a state senate: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=300724 , " durgangam " <durgangam wrote: > > History will be created when a Hindu prayer will be recited at the > opening of the US Senate in Washington DC on July 12. > > Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain, said that he had been officially asked > to say the prayer. [....] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Namaste: Will they show this on C-span? I would like to see this. It will be a historical event. Peace, Shankari msbauju <msbauju wrote: An interview with Rajan Zed, who will be leading the prayer,about leading a prayer in a state senate: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=300724 , " durgangam " <durgangam wrote: > > History will be created when a Hindu prayer will be recited at the > opening of the US Senate in Washington DC on July 12. > > Rajan Zed, a Hindu chaplain, said that he had been officially asked > to say the prayer. [....] Never miss an email again! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Rajan Zed says he doesn't know yet. If I hear anything, I'll post. , Shankari Kali <shankari_kali wrote: > > Will they show this on C-span? I would like to see this. It will be a historical event. > > Peace, > Shankari > > http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=300724 > > , " durgangam " <durgangam@> > wrote: > > > > History will be created when a Hindu prayer will be recited at the > > opening of the US Senate in Washington DC on July 12. > > > > [....] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Mr. Zed says that as far as he knows the prayer will be on C-span. The senate starts at slightly different times each day; usually about 9:30 a.m. , " msbauju " <msbauju wrote: > > > Rajan Zed says he doesn't know yet. > If I hear anything, I'll post. > > , Shankari Kali > <shankari_kali@> wrote: > > > > Will they show this on C-span? I would like to see this. It will > be a historical event. > > > > Peace, > > Shankari > > > > http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=300724 > > > > , " durgangam " <durgangam@> > > wrote: > > > > > > History will be created when a Hindu prayer will be recited at > the > > > opening of the US Senate in Washington DC on July 12. > > > > > > [....] > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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