# Living a Hindu Lifestyle In America: A Young Texan's Perspective February 09, 2011 Author: Sameer Gajjar Source: Hinduism Today/Houston Belief On a cold Saturday morning, I was gathered among Hindu youth from various colleges within Texas partaking in havan, a Hindu ritual that involved saying prayers and offering food to God while sitting around a ceremonial fire. See also:- [ Youth ](/news-stories/youth) - [ Experience/Lifecycle Events/Expressions ](/news-stories/experiencelifecycle-eventsexpressions) - [ Campus ](/news-stories/campus) - [ Hinduism ](/religions/hinduism) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)