The 2024 Gala Recognized the Philanthropy of Shri B.U. Patel and the 2026 Gala will Celebrate the Merger of the California College of Ayurveda with HUA.

CERRITOS, CA, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Los Angeles chapter of Friends of Hindu University of America (HUA) held its inaugural Los Angeles Gala, a landmark event celebrating the merger of California College of Ayurveda (CCA) with HUA, on Saturday, October 26, at the Cerritos Sheraton hotel. The event also honored Shri B. U. Patel's generous philanthropic gift of $1 million to HUA, made at a formative moment in HUA’s journey in 2021.

Speaking on the occasion, in his keynote address, Dr. Marc Halpern said: "Thank you so much for welcoming me into your community. The California College of Ayurveda was founded in 1995 in Nevada City, California. We have a beautiful campus up there in the foothills of the Sierras. To bring together our journey of CCA of almost thirty years with the journey of HUA is truly beyond words for me. We have been promoting the knowledge and principles of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Hindu Dharma all this time. Coming together with the traditional Hindu community is a dream beyond anything I could have imagined. This union is itself a yoga for the benefit of humanity."

Dr. Halpern then offered a prayer to Lord Dhanwantri and invoked his blessings on the upcoming occasion of International Ayurveda Day. Dr. Halpern spoke about his seven-year healing process, which led him through his personal, professional, and spiritual journey to Ayurveda. He wondered what it would look like to bring the best of the West and the best of the East together. He said, Vedic knowledge is the path of understanding how to create harmony in our lives,’ adding that ‘Ayurveda holds the key to healing our communities and the world as it goes deeper into the psyche and consciousness.’ Dr. Ha...