Explained: Why PM Modi Gifted Salt, Jaggery And Ghee To Bidens
NDTV
The gifts were part of ten donations made on the occasion when a person becomes Drishta Sahasrachandro or one who has seen one thousand full moons.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his first state visit to the US on Wednesday (local time) gifted a handcrafted sandalwood box with Das Danam to US President Joe Biden and a lab-grown green diamond to First Lady Jill Biden.
The gifts were exchanged during the private dinner hosted by Joe Biden and Jill Biden for PM Modi at the White House.
The special sandalwood box presented to US President Joe Biden has been handcrafted by a master craftsman from Jaipur, Rajasthan. The sandalwood sourced from Mysore, Karnataka has intricately carved flora and fauna patterns, officials said.
The box contains a silver idol of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu deity considered as the destroyer of obstacles and the one who is worshipped first among all gods. The idol has been handcrafted by a family of fifth-generation silversmiths from Kolkata.
