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The Rajan Zed prayer protest were events surrounding the first official offering of a Hindu prayer at the United States Senate. On July 12, 2007, Rajan Zed, a Hindu cleric and a noted leader in Interfaith Relations from the Indian Association of Northern Nevada based in Reno, appeared at the United States Senate as its guest Chaplain.

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  2. "Historian Barton says Hindu prayer before Senate raises concerns". One News Now. July 11, 2007. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/11/prayer-in-senate-sure-hindu-prayer-blasphemy/. 
  3. Gordon James Klingenschmitt (2007-07-16). "Hindu chaplain prays, Christian chaplain told 'go away'". http://www.wnd.com/2007/07/42585/. 
  4. "Senators Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid Both Refuse to Allow Chaplain Who Prays 'in Jesus Name,' but Welcome Hinduism to the Floor of the U.S. Senate". Christian Newswire. http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/322633629.html. 
  5. Haley Davies (August 28, 2007). "Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed leads state Senate in opening prayer". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/27/BALVRQDFR.DTL#ixzz1PMf9lT8l. 
  6. Nathan Burchfiel (July 7, 2008). "Hindu Prayer Will Open Senate Session in July". http://cnsnews.com/node/7489. 
  7. "Hindu prayer in Senate disrupted". Associated Press. 7/12/2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19729245/ns/politics/t/hindu-prayer-senate-disrupted/. 
  8. "Senate Prayer Protesters Barred From Returning to Capitol Grounds". Church & State. October 2007. http://www.au.org/church-state/october-2007-church-state/people-events/senate-prayer-protesters-barred-from-returning. 
  9. Eric Kleefeld (July 12, 2007). "Christian Right Activists Disrupt First Hindu Prayer In Senate: "This Is An Abomination"". TPMCafe. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/07/christian-right-activists-disrupt-hindu.html. 
  10. Rev. Flip Benham. "What happens when Senators won't stand? Gentle Christians must!". http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIhindu/Rajan_Zed/Prayer_in_Senate_Disrupted.htm. 
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  13. Eric Kleefeld (July 14, 2007). "Head Of Christian Right Group Calls Hindu Senate Invocation "Gross Idolatry"". Hindu Press International. http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/head-of-christian-right-group-calls-hindu-senate-invocation--gross-idolatry-/6928.html. 
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  16. Bonnie Alba (July 20, 2007). "One nation under God? Whose God?". http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/alba/070720. 
  17. Judge Roy Moore (2007-07-18). "One nation under Hindu gods?". http://www.wnd.com/2007/07/42613/. 
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  21. Michelle Boorstein (July 27, 2007). "Hindu Groups Ask '08 Hopefuls to Criticize Protest". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072700206.html. 
  22. Rajan Zed (June 17, 2014). "US House of Representatives to open with Hindu prayer". http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/hinduism/us-house-representatives-open-hindu-prayer. 
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