India Post News Service
SALT LAKE, Utah: The Utah House of Representatives and Senate in Salt Lake City began their sessions on March 13 and 14 respectively with Hindu prayers
Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from the Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use besides lines from the Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord), both ancient Hindu scriptures.
He started and ended the prayer with “Om”, the mystical syllable containing the universe. He delivered the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Senate and House.
In Utah, Zed has already read Hindu invocations before the county commissions of Juab, Salt Lake, Utah, Wasatch, Weber; and city councils of Centerville, Draper, Charleston, Heber City, Layton, Payson, Provo, Salem, Sandy, South Jordan, Taylorsville, West Bountiful, West Valley and Woods Cross.
Utah is the world headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has over 16.1 million members and 30,506 congregations worldwide. Utah, nicknamed as “Beehive State”, is also known for the Sundance Film Festival and Zion National Park.
With Stuart Adams as President, the Utah Senate has 29 Senators. The Utah House of Representatives, with Brad Wilson as Speaker, has 75 members. Gary Herbert is the state’s Governor.
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