The United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York celebrated Diwali for the first time since the world body declared it as a non-meeting day in 2014.
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Tourists and New York City residents were seen snapping pictures of the building as it lit up for Diwali.
On December 29, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly, acknowledging the significance of Diwali, adopted a resolution to avoid holding meetings on this day. India’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin shared an image of the brightly-lit UN building.
The #Diwali selfie spot in New York on 30-31 October evening is @UN Headquarters.
Share your photos #Diwali@UN pic.twitter.com/BrVga3YViO— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) October 30, 2016
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