Hanuman Obama`s lucky charm |
A statuette of Lord Hanuman is among the few items that President Barack Obama always carries in his pocket and seeks inspiration from whenever he feels tired or discouraged. The president disclosed this in a YouTube interview which the White House scheduled as a way to reach younger audiences, as it promoted Obama`s final State of the Union address. Asked to show off an item of personal significance during the interview with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen, Obama pulled from his pockets a series of small totems, each of which he said reminded him "of all the different people I`ve met along the way. It included rosary beads given to him from Pope Francis , a tiny Buddha statue procured upon him by a monk; a silver poker chip that was once the lucky charm of a bald, mustachioed biker in Iowa; a figurine of the Hindu monkey God Hanuman; and a Coptic cross from Ethiopia, where he visited in July. He said he carries these around all the time. Obama spent the initial days of his life in Indonesia, where Hinduism is a popular religion.
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