With Democrat senator Barack Obama was busy in the run-up to the US presidential polls, a group of well-wishers in the capital had gifted Hanuman idol for Obama A gold plated idol of Lord Hanuman was presented to Obama as symbol of his lucky charm, Lord Hanuman, to helped him emerge victorious.
Obama's representative Carolyn Sauvage-Mar had received a gold-plated two-feet-high idol which she had pass it on to the Obama after it is sanctified.
The idol is being presented to Obama as he is reported to be a Lord Hanuman devotee and carries with him a locket of the monkey god along with other good luck charms.
An hour-long prayer meeting to sanctify the idol was earlier organised at Sankat Mochan Dham and by Congress leader Brijmohan Bhama, Balmiki Samaj and the temple's priests.
"Obama has deep faith in Lord Hanuman and that is why we are presenting an idol of Hanuman to him," said Bhama.
Accepting the souvenir, Sauvage-Mar, who is chairperson of Democrats Abroad-India, said, "Obama has extended his thanks for the support."