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      Photo Of Hindu Priest With Donald Trump At White House Is Not Recent

      BOOM found that the photo is from 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when Trump invited religious leaders of different faiths to mark the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance.

      By -  Srijit Das
      Published -  8 Nov 2024 5:59 PM IST
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      Photo Of Hindu Priest With Donald Trump At White House Is Not Recent
      CLAIMPhoto shows Donald Trump recently invited a Hindu priest to recite Vedic hymns at the White House.
      FACT CHECKThe photograph is from 2020 during Donald Trump’s first term as president. At that time, Trump invited religious leaders to the White House to observe the National Day of Prayer. The event that year took place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

      An old photograph of Hindu priest Pujari Harish Brahmbhatt at the White House with then US President Donald Trump is circulating with a misleading claim that it shows a recent event after Trump was re-elected this year.

      BOOM found that the photograph is from 2020, when Brahmbhatt, along with religious leaders from other faiths offered prayers in the White House on the occasion of National Day of Prayer. The meet took place during the coronavirus pandemic.

      In a major political comeback, Donald Trump won the presidency for the second time, defeating the incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris on November 6, 2024, in the US Presidential election results. Trump will serve as the 47th US President.

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      Several users on X shared the photograph of Brahmbhatt and Trump, after the latter's re-election to power with the caption, "Harish brahmbhatt ji reciting vedic hymns at white house. On invitation of Donald Trump". (sic.)


      Click here to view one such post and here for an archive.

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      Fact Check

      BOOM ran a reverse image search on the photo and found it on the stock photo website Alamy uploaded in May, 2020.

      The caption of the photo reads, "President Donald J. Trump listens as Pujari Harish Brahmbhatt, B.A.P.S. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville, delivers remarks during the White House National Day of Prayer Service Thursday, May 7, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House People: President Donald Trump, Pujari Harish Brahmbhatt, B.A.P.S. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Robbinsville".


      Taking a cue, we ran a related search for news reports and found a CNN article from May 7, 2020, which stated that the White House ceremony of prayers from religious leaders of all faiths was held to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.

      The National Day of Prayer an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May. It was instituted in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry Truman.

      The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha issued a press release on May 7, 2020 announcing its participation in the National Day of Prayer at the Rose Garden in the White House, Washington D.C.

      The press release also added that the then-President Donald Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence offered their prayers, followed by prayers from religious leaders representing Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam.

      The Washington Post broadcasted the event live at that time.


      Also Read:Trump 2.0: India Today Anchor Reads Parody Modi X Post; Corrects Later


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      Claim :   Picture shows Donald Trump recently invited a Hindu priest to recite Vedic hymns at the White House.
      Claimed By :  Facebook, X users
      Fact Check :  Misleading
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