Narendra Modi special gift to US president Joe Biden and Jill Biden

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted PM Narendra Modi for an intimate dinner on Wednesday. Gifts were exchanged between the leaders. Narendra Modi special gift to US president Joe Biden and Jill Biden.

United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden warmly welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. They exchanged pleasantries and posed for photographers before entering the President’s residence.

PM Modi arrived in Washington, D.C., today, marking the second leg of his official state visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a special present to Us President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden on Thursday. PM Narendra Modi presented a handcrafted sandalwood box with ‘das danam’ to US President and a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond to Jill Biden.

The 7.5-carat green diamond reflects earth-mined diamonds’ chemical and optical properties. It is an eco-friendly diamond as the making of it involved diversified resources like Solar and wind power. Along with the diamond, Prime Minister Modi gifted a ‘papier mache’ box to Jill Biden in which the diamond would be placed.

The box is known as ‘kar-e-kalamdani’, Kashmir’s exquisite Papier mache that involves sakthsazior meticulous preparation of paper pulp and naqqashi. PM Modi gifted a handcrafted sandalwood box with ‘das danam’ to US President Joe Biden.

‘Das Danam’ or the ten donations which denote the donations made on the occasion when a person becomes ‘Drishta Sahasrachandro’ or the one who has seen one thousand full moons when he completes the age of eighty years and eight months. The handcrafted delicate silver boxes gifted by PM Modi to US President Joe Biden, who turns 81 this November, contain ten donations, which denote the donations made on the occasion.

The box includes a delicately handcrafted silver coconut by the skilled artisans of West Bengal is offered in place of a Cow for Gaudaan (donation of cow). A fragrant piece of sandalwood sourced from Mysore, Karnataka is offered in place of land for Bhudaan (donation of land). The box also includes Til or white sesame seeds sourced from Tamil Nadu is offered for Tildaan (donation of sesame seeds).

Handcrafted in Rajasthan, this 24K pure and hallmarked gold coin is offered as Hiranyadaan (donation of gold). The box also contains ghee or clarified butter sourced from Punjab is offered for Ajyadaan (donation of clarified butter). A handwoven textured tussar silk cloth sourced from Jharkhand is offered for Vastradaan (donation of cloth).

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