BAPS Pujari Recites Vedic Hindu Prayer on National Day of Prayer at the White House
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On May 7, 2020, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha was invited to participate in the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. The National Day of Prayer is an annual event formally enacted in 1952 celebrating faith and prayer in the nation’s life. Today’s commemoration was all-the-more solemn due to the COVID-19 crisis affecting the nation. The event allowed the country to join together to offer prayers for those affected, our brave frontline workers and healthcare workers and for the recovery of our country. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence offered their prayers followed by prayers from religious leaders representing four of the major faith traditions – Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) was invited by the White House to participate. Harish Brahmbhatt, a pujari of BAPS, was recognized at the prayer meeting, and he shared a Hindu prayer of peace from the Vedas. Speaking at the prayer meeting he said, “In these troubled times of COVID-19, social distancing and the lockdown, it’s not unusual for people to feel anxious or not at
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BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) was invited by the White House to participate. Harish Brahmbhatt, a pujari of BAPS, was recognized at the prayer meeting, and he shared a Hindu prayer of peace from the Vedas.
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