NPR: diya https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=499186355 diya en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:19:16 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: diya https://www.npr.org/tags/499186355/diya Here's The Story Of The Indian Lamp Shown In Trump's New Ad The GOP presidential candidate is seen lighting a <em>diya,</em> part of the upcoming Hindu festival of Diwali. This year, the lamp is enveloped in another kind of politics — between India and China. Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:26:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/10/25/498874275/the-story-behind-the-indian-lamp-that-donald-trump-lit https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/10/25/498874275/the-story-behind-the-indian-lamp-that-donald-trump-lit

The GOP presidential candidate is seen lighting a diya, part of the upcoming Hindu festival of Diwali. This year, the lamp is enveloped in another kind of politics — between India and China.

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