President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump threw handfuls of petals Tuesday at a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi.
U.S. President Donald Trump sprays flower petals as First Lady Melania Trump looks on while paying their tribute at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The president and the first lady visited Raj Ghat, the memorial for Gandhi, in Delhi, India.
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pay tribute at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The dramatic moment of the president throwing petals in India was captured by news photographers traveling with the president.
U.S. President Donald Trump sprays flower petals to pay tribute at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Flowers are an important symbol in Indian culture, as the richly colored petals are frequently thrown on important occasions.