US State Department Assistant Secretary Donald Lu on Wednesday visited Jain Temple in California and stressed that the Bharatiya-Americans are the backbone of strong relationship between the two countries.
Following his visit, community leader Ajay Bhutoria welcomed State Department Assistant Secretary Donald Lu along with Senior Advisor for Domestic Outreach Jennifer Miller and Marissa Morales, Administrative Support Specialist to the Assistant Secretary Joined by the Southern California Jain temple leadership team, which included JAINA Past Jain President Mahesh Wadher, Jain Temple President Sameer Shah, Vice President Ketan Shah and executive team members.
Their gathering aimed to foster dialogue and stronger understanding between the US State Department and the Jain community in the US.
During the visit, President Sameer Shah, Mahesh Wadher and the temple executive team shared invaluable insights into Jainism, its food practices, philosophy of non-violence, Lord Mahavir message of Peace, Compassion and Non violence and Jain way of fasting traditions.
Moreover, they also shared insights on community outreach and philanthropy work carried out by JAINA and the Jain temple to support individuals both locally in Los Angeles and others parts of US and also in India and Nigeria.
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