Hindu prayers will open the meeting of American Fork City Council in Utah on May 12, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Hindu prayers will open the meeting of Board of Davis County Commissioners in Farmington (Utah) on May 12, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Hindu prayers will open the meeting of County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on May five, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has delivered invocations (opening-prayers) in 124 legislative bodies of Utah, containing Sanskrit hymns from ancient Hindu scriptures, including world’s oldest extant scripture, is opening two more.

Hindus are upset at the taxpayer funded Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (Den Norske Opera & Ballett) (DNO&B) for re-announcing “La Bayadère” ballet; which they protested in 2022 as “culturally insensitive”, outdated and seriously trivializing Eastern religious and other traditions.

Hindus are urging Croydon (South London) based Surrey Opera to withdraw Lakmé opera performances; scheduled for August and September in Croydon and Cornwall; which they feel seriously trivializes Hindu religious and other traditions.

Hindu prayers will open the meetings of five City/Town Councils and one County Board of Supervisors in Arizona in March, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. These include City/Town Councils of Peoria, Payson, Youngtown, Parker, Huachuca and Gila County Board of Supervisors (Globe).

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, faith leaders belonging to diverse religions and denominations of the area are joining together with other concerned citizens at Reno City Plaza on February 10, starting at 05:30 pm, to remember homeless Nevadans who died in Washoe County in 2025.

*Hindu prayers will open the meetings of eight Southern California city councils in February, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. *These city councils include West Covina, Norwalk, Glendora, Covina, Hawaiian Gardens—all in Los Angeles County; Jurupa Valley and Indio in Riverside County; and Buena Park in Orange County.

Upset Hindus worldwide are seeking official apology from Mondelēz International, “one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers” with “125-year history in Australia”, for non-disclosure of beef in some of its products; and immediate recall of all such items.

Rajan Zed had earlier expressed that Hindus felt that “La Bayadère” ballet seriously trivialized Eastern religious and other traditions.

Hindus have sent greetings to Christian communities world over for Christmas.

After an extensive dialogue, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was presented with a key by Humboldt Mayor Marvin Sikes to the City of Humboldt, a city in the Gibson and Madison counties of Tennessee, on December 17, 2025.

Hindus are urging the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera in Warsaw (Poland) to withdraw “La Bayadère” ballet; scheduled between March 27-June 30, 2026; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions.

Hindu prayers will open the Pine Bluff City Council (Arkansas) meeting on December 15, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Hindu prayers will open the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of White House (Tennessee) meeting on December 18, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Singapore headquartered “global online fashion and lifestyle retailer” Shein seems to have withdrawn blanket-bedspread and doormat carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh after Hindus protested; calling it highly inappropriate. These objectionable multipurpose blanket-bedspread and doormat, which Hindus urged Shein to withdraw, were not found on its website when searched today.

Hindu prayers will open the Memphis City Council (Tennessee) meeting on December 16, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.

Upset Hindus are urging Shein, Singapore headquartered “global online fashion and lifestyle retailer”, to apologize and immediately withdraw the multipurpose blanket-bedspread carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate.

Hindu prayer opened the Corpus Christi City Council meeting in Texas on November 11, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture.