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| April 26, 2010 | Hindu mantras, Jewish prayers open Nevada Earth Day celebrations | |
Nevada (US):Nevada Earth Day 2010 celebrations opened with prayers from ancient Sanskrit and Hebrew scriptures. Starting with
the Shanti Mantra in Sanskrit, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed read Prithvi Sukta (hymn to earth) from Atharva-Veda (composed around 1200 BCE), invoking the Goddess
Earth. Zed, who is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, also prayed from Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord), where Lord Krishna is quoted as saying, "The
brightness of the sun, which lights up the world, the brightness of the moon and of fire - these are my glory. With a drop of my energy I enter the earth and support
all creatures. Through the moon, the vessel of life-giving fluid, I nourish all
plants." Rajan Zed also lighted a lamp before the image of Lord Ganesh and sprinkled
Gangajal (sacred water from river Ganga of India) before the invocation. ElizaBeth
W. Beyer, Rabbi of local Temple Beth Or, read the Jewish prayers. According to
Travis Souza, one of the Directors of Nevada Econet, the organizers of this Earth
Day, participants took positive ideas home about environment. Celebrations included
live entertainment, crafts, farmers market, display booths by over 100 non-profit
and other organizations/agencies/businesses offering energy conserving and sustainable
living products, children's activities, vendors selling eco-friendly items, etc.
Details of the picture attached: Just before the Earth Day invocation in Nevada,
from right to left are Jewish Rabbi ElizaBeth W. Beyer, Hindu statesman Rajan
Zed, and Lord Ganesh image. |
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