Hindus everywhere are inclined to believe their religion, characterised by the notion of Vasudhaiva kutumbukam (‘the world is one family’), uniquely fosters tolerance, but Hindus in the US see themselves as especially blessed and charged with the dual mission of rejuvenating India and helping America fulfil its destiny as the mecca of multicultural democracy. The formal dedication of many Hindu temples in the US, such as the Rama shrine of the Hindu temple of Greater Chicago, has taken place on July 4, which marks the anniversary of American independence. Hindus thus signify their acceptance of the idea that they share in the blessings of American ‘freedom’, while at the same time conveying to Americans that Hinduism permits a richer and more spiritual conception of freedom centred on the notion of self-realisation. The secular American formula, E Pluribus Unum—From many, one—is countered by, and complemented with, the Vedic affirmation of the idea Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti (Rg Veda 1.164.46)—Truth is one; it has many names.