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Felicitation of Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and Presentation of Sanskrit Scriptures at the California State Assembly and Library, San Jose, CA, USA

24 Aug 2023

Felicitation of Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and Presentation of Sanskrit Scriptures at the California State Assembly and Library

California State Capitol - a state historic park and seat of the California state government

State Senator Dave Cortese and State Assembly Member Alex Lee welcome Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and the BAPS delegation to the California State Capitol

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and the BAPS delegation at the State Capitol building

Senator Dave Cortese greets Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami inside the California State Capitol

Senator Dave Cortese honors Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami felicitated by State Assembly Member Alex Lee during California State Assembly proceedings

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami introduced and honored by the California State Assembly

Assembly Member Alex Lee honors Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami for his academic achievements and contributions.

Assembly Member Alex Lee, Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami, other BAPS swamis, and the BAPS delegation on the floor of the California State Assembly

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and BAPS swamis at the desk of Assembly Member Alex Lee on the floor of the California State Assembly

Assembly Member Alex Lee, Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami, BAPS swamis and volunteers on the floor of the California State Assembly

Assembly Member Alex Lee and BAPS Volunteers on the floor of the California State Assembly

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and other BAPS swamis meet the Assembly Chaplain Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami and other BAPS swamis arrive at the historic Library and Courts Building in Sacramento, California

Sanskrit scripture presentation commences in the historic California State Library

Pujya Munivatsaldas Swami, of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, traditionally welcomes assembly members Alex Lee and Ash Kalra to the Sanskrit scriptures presentation ceremony

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami garlands and welcomes Assembly Member Ash Khalra to the Sanskrit scriptures presentation ceremony

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami honored by Assembly Member Alex Lee and Assembly Member Ash Khalra

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami presents the Swaminarayan Bhashyam, a classical-style Sanskrit commentary which meticulously explores the depths of the ten Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras.

Assembly Member Alex Lee addresses the BAPS delegation, state library officials, and other guests

Assembly Member Alex Lee explains how this occasion represents the embracing of diversity through the transfer of knowledge

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami recites Sanskrit verses from the Upanishads and Swaminarayan Bhashyam

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami addresses the assembly during the Sanskrit scriptures presentation ceremony

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami gifts the sacred Prasthantrayi, the Swaminarayan Bhashyam and the Satsang Diksha to Assembly Member Alex Lee and Assembly Member Ash Khalra to incorporate into the California State Library

Assembly Member Alex Lee and Assembly Member Ash Khalra deliver the sacred Prasthantrayi, the Swaminarayan Bhashyam, and the Satsang Diksha texts to Deputy State Librarian Rebecca Wendt and Communications Manager Alex Vassar

Deputy State Librarian Rebecca Wendt and Communications Manager Alex Vassar accept the sacred Prasthantrayi, the Swaminarayan Bhashyam, and the Satsang Diksha texts

Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami symbolically places the sacred texts on the library shelves

The sacred Prasthantrayi, the Swaminarayan Bhashyam, and the Satsang Diksha texts in the California State Library