North Dakota lawmakers open floor session with Hindu prayer
North Dakota senators heard what was likely the first Hindu prayer to open a legislative floor session in the state's history Monday.
Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism based in Reno, Nev., gave the opening prayer in English and Sanskrit. Wearing an orange robe, he told senators to work "with the welfare of others always in mind."
Zed, who was born in India, said his appearance was meant to be educational.
"We are the oldest religion in the world," he told reporters before his prayer. "
People) misunderstand us, but they don't know everything about us."
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