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| August 27, 2010 | Hinduism Summit to bring prominent Hindu leaders together in California | |
Nevada (US):Prominent Hindu leaders and activists from various parts of USA and Canada will gather in Sunnyvale Hindu
Temple in California (USA) on August 28 to discuss current issues facing the worldwide Hindu community. Starting with conch blowing, California Hinduism Summit, first
such gathering in the western USA, will also confer on topics like Hinduism preservation
and unity, science behind Hinduism, Hindu living and concepts and spirituality,
maintaining Hindu identity, clearing misconceptions, etc. Exhibition of Hindu
living and spiritual practices will also be organized on the occasion and the
Summit will end with question-answer session. Noted religious statesman Rajan
Zed will be honored with "Vishwa Nagrik Adhikar Hindu Shiromani Puraskar" (Global
Civil Rights Hindu Jewel Award) on the occasion. According to Forum for Hindu
Awakening, one of the Summit coordinators, Zed has been chosen for this special
honor "for consistently, bravely and selflessly taking-up human/civil rights and
religious freedom/equality issues worldwide in the spirit of Hinduism". Zed, who
is President of Universal Society of Hinduism and Senior Fellow of Foundation
for Interreligious Diplomacy, has undertaken Hindu, interfaith, religion, environment,
Roma and other causes all over the world. The Summit has received blessings of
various prominent Hindu saints of India . It will also honor Dr. Mihir Meghani
and Easan Katir with Vishwa Hindu Ratna awards on the occasion. Hinduism, oldest
and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents and moksh
(liberation) is its ultimate goal. |
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