Pres. Trump to mark Diwali holiday as he ramps up trade relationship with India.
President Donald Trump on Thursday marked the coming fall festival of Diwali in the Oval Office with the ceremonial lighting of the Diya, a traditional oil lamp used to decorate houses during the holiday.
Thursday's White House ceremony, which was closed to reporters and cameras, took place three days ahead of the formal celebration, which begins on Oct. 27 in India and lasts four to five days. Today, we gathered for Diwali, a holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains throughout the United States & around the world. Hundreds of millions of people have gathered with family & friends to light the Diya and to mark the beginning of a New Year. https://t.co/epHogpTY1A pic.twitter.com/9LUwnhngWJlast year, he invited Indian Ambassador Navtej Singh Sarna to the event.
Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Trump to a"Howdy Modi" rally in Modi's honor in Houston, Texas, attended by 50,000 Indian-Americans.
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