Bill Text: IL SR0635 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares July 9, 2017 as "His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj Day".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0635 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0635-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a spiritual, | ||||||
3 | volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society
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4 | through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of | ||||||
5 | faith, unity, and selfless service; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett was | ||||||
7 | inaugurated by His Holiness Pramukh Swami
Maharaj in 2004; the | ||||||
8 | Mandir has served as a center for spirituality, harmony, and | ||||||
9 | service for its members and the
surrounding community within | ||||||
10 | Illinois; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Over the past 13 years, The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan | ||||||
12 | Mandir has been, for thousands of visitors from all across
the | ||||||
13 | United States of America, a center for learning and | ||||||
14 | experiencing Indian culture, heritage, architecture, and Hindu
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15 | religion and customs; and
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16 | WHEREAS, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj appointed His | ||||||
17 | Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj as his spiritual successor
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18 | the sixth Guru of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Santha; and
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19 | WHEREAS, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj will arrive in | ||||||
20 | the United States of America for the first time as the leader | ||||||
21 | and
guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha; on Sunday July 9, |
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1 | 2017, he will celebrate the auspicious occasion of
Guru Purnima | ||||||
2 | at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett; and
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3 | WHEREAS, For millions of Hindus from around the world, Guru | ||||||
4 | Purnima marks a day when they honor and express gratitude
for | ||||||
5 | their spiritual and academic teachers, as both pay a critical | ||||||
6 | role in providing true knowledge; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare July 9, 2017 | ||||||
9 | as "His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj Day" in
honoring and | ||||||
10 | welcoming His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to the great State | ||||||
11 | of Illinois; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj as a symbol of | ||||||
14 | our respect and esteem.
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