Barack Obama marks the Indian Festival Diwali

| 10-26, 2009

YouTube: President Obama's Diwali Message, 2009Barack Obama became the first president of the United States to personally participate in a ceremony at the White House for the festival of lights, lighting a “diya” oil lamp in the executive mansion and bowing respectfully before a Hindu priest. The ceremony took place on October 14, 2009.

See the YouTube vídeo of Obama’s Diwali message.


Souce: Agence France Presse, October 16, 2009

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