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Viewfinder: A Diwali Ceremony at the White House

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Nov 14, 2018

President Donald Trump lights a "diya," or oil lamp, as Indian Ambassador to the United States Navtej Singh Sarna looks on during a Diwali ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on November 13th, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Trump was criticized online for tweets about the ceremony that mentioned Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists but omitted Hindus, the primary celebrants of the holiday.
(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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