Top DC officials celebrate third annual Diwali at Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery

At a Diwali celebration hosted by DC Mayor's Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA), held at the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art, are seen: Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Hyesook Chung (center); Pandit Venkatacharyulu of Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (left); Atul Rawat, general manager of SSVT (second from left); emcee Sonya Gavankar (fourth from left); David Do, executive director of MOAPIA (fifth from left); Charon Hines, director of the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs (fifth from right); Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, director of Hindu Life at Georgetown University (second from right); Debra Diamond, curator at the Freer-Sackler galleries (right); and DC AAPI commissioners

Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaims October 25 as ‘Diwali Day’ in Washington, DC.

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