Hemant Bhatt, Founder and Chairman of SARC, welcomed the gathering and explained the mission, goals and objectives of SARC. American flags were waving across the crowd and with a singing of the American National Anthem.

Hundreds of American Hindus gathered at the temple with many attendees joining from outside of the state, including prominent businessmen, doctors, and politicians. This historical and first of its kind ceremony, done for the first time ever on American soil and worldwide for a US President, shows the deep roots and support President Trump has created within the South Asian community, said the release. The five-hour ritual with 11 Hindu priests, headed by Nayan Pathak and 15 worshipers, began at 1 pm and concluded at 6 pm, followed by fireworks and dinner for all attendees with multiple TV channels covering the ceremony which will be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records, according to a press release. The South Asian Republican Coalition (SARC) held an auspicious Hindu religious ceremony known as a ‘Homatmak Laghu Rudra’ at the Dwarkadhish Temple in Parlin, NJ, which was a petition to God for President Donald Trump, honoring his birthday, seeking divine blessings for him and to get reelected as America’s President in 2020, on June 23, 2019.

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