Diwali Wishes From President Obama

Oct. 16, 2009 - PRLog -- On October 14th, President Obama observed the auspicious holiday of Diwali, or festival of lights, in the East Room of the White House. The occasion marked the first time that an American President has observed the holiday. Sri Narayanachar Digalakote, a Sanskrit scholar and ordained Hindu priest of the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lantham, Maryland chanted Asatoma Sadgamaya from the Upanishads while the President lit the White House diya.

The Diwali greeting is available on Primetime Caribbean TV. Primetimecaribbeantv.com serves as the premier source of information about the Caribbean and the Caribbean environment.

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