Juab County was at one time reportedly considered to be one of the richest mining districts in the nation.Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about 1.1 billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.Rajan Zed, a global Hindu and interfaith leader, has been bestowed with World Interfaith Leader Award.Reciting fromBrahadaranyakopanishad, Rajan Zed plans to say “Asato ma sad gamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor mamrtam gamaya”; which he will then interpret as “Lead us from the unreal to the real, Lead us from darkness to light, and Lead us from death to immortality. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages.

　　There are about three million Hindus in USA. It includes Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, where 298 species of birds have been recorded.Juab County Commission will start its day in Nephi (Utah, USA) with Hindu mantras on June four, for the first time since its formation in 1852, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers.Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Commission. Painter before the invocation. He has been panelist for “On Faith”, a prestigious interactive conversation on religion produced by

　　The Washington Post; and leads a weekly interfaith panel “Faith Forum” in a Gannett publication for over seven years.Zed, who is the President of China Auto accessories Suppliers Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite fromRig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines fromUpanishadsandBhagavad-Gita(Song of the Lord), both ancient Hindu scriptures. Zed is Senior Fellow and Religious Advisor to Foundation for Religious Diplomacy, Spiritual Advisor to National Association of Interchurch Interfaith Families,on the Advisory Board of The Interfaith Peace Project, etc.” Reciting fromBhagavad-Gita, he proposes to urge commissioners and others present to keep the welfare of others always in mind. He plans to start and end each prayer with “Om”, the mystical syllable containing the universe, which in Hinduism is used to introduce and conclude religious work..Zed will also meet Commissioner Clinton L