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Princeton opens exclusive Hindu prayer space
It reportedly houses a temple for goddess Saraswati, musical instruments and books and besides private meditation, there are plans to have guided-meditation/structured-worship in this space. Located in Green Hall, it will reportedly be available daily to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for meditation, reflection, worshipping, and connecting with God, etc.
Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has been demanding a permanent and exclusive Prayer Room at
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out in a statement today that it was a “step in the right direction†in view of presence of a substantial number of Hindu students at
Rajan Zed urged all USA and Canadian universities, both public and private, to respond to the needs of their considerable Hindu student bodies and offer prayer facility; as they needed to recognize the intersection of spirituality and education, which was important in Hinduism. Some other universities/colleges in
Editorial Board of Princeton student newspaper “The Daily Princetonianâ€, University’s “only paper of recordâ€, endorsed the student initiative of creation of a Hindu prayer space on campus in April, which it said “has wide support from both Hindu and non-Hindu, religious and non-religious students across the Universityâ€. Many
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