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Follow on Google News | Martin Luther King Interfaith Service opened with Gayatri Mantra in NevadaBy: USOH Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the invocation at the Service from ancient Hindu scriptures—Rig-Veda, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, reading in Sanskrit and then translating into English. Participants repeated Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit after Zed while standing at the Service held at Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada (UUFNN). Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, speaking on the occasion, stated that Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi shared a common vision on fighting injustice using non-violent resistance. Patricia Y. Gallimore, a leader of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was the keynote speaker. Various speakers talked about life-legacy- Musical Selections were delivered by The Power of Love (TPOL) directed by Leon Williams Smith and Second Baptist Church Reno Choir; while Prelude “MLK” was performed by UUFNN Choir and Postlude by TPOL. Congregational hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and a video-tribute presented to Dr. King also formed part of the Service. Reverend Onie Cooper Humanitarian Awards were presented on the occasion to Eddie Scott and We Care About Kids Nevada. End
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