The Hindu altar in the Dharmic Prayer Space in Brandeis University in Waltham (Massachusetts) has images of deities Ganesh, Krishna, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ram parivar and Saraswati.
 
Welcoming the existence of Hindu altar in a shared space on the third floor of Shapiro Campus Center, Hindus are still insisting on a permanent designated Hindu Prayer Room at Brandeis.
 
Brandeis, which claims itself “a model of ethnic and religious pluralism”, already had three chapels - the Harlan Chapel (Protestant), the Bethlehem Chapel (Catholic) and the Berlin Chapel (Jewish) - which can hold wedding and other ceremonies; besides a Muslim prayer room and resource center. Adding a Hindu Prayer Room would be another feather in BU’s cap; Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, noted.
 
Founded in 1948 and spread over 235 acres, Brandeis is one of the most selective private research universities and is ranked in the top tier in the nation. It counts among its alumni a Nobel laureate, former Iceland Prime Minister, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and several Emmy Award-winning actors-broadcasters-producers. Lawrence S. Kanarek and Ronald D. Liebowitz are Trustees Chair and President respectively.
 
Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about 1.1 billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal. There are about three million Hindus in USA.

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