<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/donald-trump-ally-harmeet-dhillon-quits-as-us-civil-rights-chief-after-midterm-poll-defeat-23658744" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">President Donald Trump</a> will participate in a Diwali celebration at the White House on Friday.
The celebrations are scheduled to be held at the Oval Office, continuing a tradition started by President George W Bush.
Earlier, the ceremonies were mostly held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the presence of Indian American community members and Indian diplomats.
In 2009, President Barack Obama became the first president to light a lamp (diya) at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/donald-trump-says-new-white-house-ballroom-will-be-drone-missile-and-bulletproof-23658566" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">White House</a>, during a ceremony in the East Room.
Since then, lamp lighting ceremonies have been held in various locations in the White House, including the Oval Office and the Roosevelt Room.
Last year, India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra joined Trump in the Oval Office to celebrate Diwali with the traditional lighting of the lamp.
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Donald Trump will host Diwali celebrations at the White House Oval Office, continuing a tradition of presidential lamp-lighting ceremonies started in 2009

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US President Donald Trump will celebrate Diwali at the White House Oval Office on Friday, continuing a presidential tradition. Started under George W Bush, the celebrations featured the first presidential diya lighting by Barack Obama in 2009

Donald Trump to host Diwali celebrations at White House, continuing presidential tradition

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