That comes from this report in the New York Daily News. Excerpts:

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu-American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined the co-sponsors of a House Resolution calling for the U.S. Postal Service to issue a postage stamp to commemorate Diwali.

“The Diwali festival honours self-awareness, righteousness, and service to others before ourselves,” she said noting the Indian “festival of lights” is observed by Hindus, Christians, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists in the United States, India, and around the world. …

“It is only appropriate that we commemorate this widely observed holiday and its place in our nation’s rich tapestry of religious and cultural diversity.”

The resolution was originally sponsored by Ami Bera, the third ever Indian-American elected to the U.S. House, along with two other fellow Democrats, Carolyn Maloney and Grace Meng. …

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