Sacramento’s Indian community is celebrating Diwali with traditions that include cooking sweets and offering prayers for family prosperity.”Everyone is like a family here. Food is a big part of our celebration. We love to cook a lot of sweets,” said Shrdha Shah from BAPS Sacramento. For Pizza Twist owner Sean Dutt, the celebration means cutting out early to be with family.”The store’s open but I’m going to go and celebrate with my family,” Dutt said. Pizza Twist on Sacramento’s K Street which serves Indian fusion pizza along with classic options as well. “This is some of the stuff that comes from Indian,” Dutt said as he showed KCRA 3 some of the sauces he imports from India that now cost more, and prices could rise even higher. He received an email indicating that his prices are going up soon after the Trump administration implemented 25% tariffs on imports from India. The Southeast Asian country also issuing tariffs putting a nearly 50% tax on certain goods.”There’s nothing I can do, you just got to go with it, just pray. Pray for a change, everybody’s trying to survive,” he said. “We haven’t really seen that big impact right now because maybe some of the shops are still using the stocks that they have already,” said Selvi Jana, the president of Indian Association of Sacramento. “It is definitely impacting our lives.”During this time of celebration, the Indian Association of Sacramento is preparing its community for the economic challenges ahead. “Times tough are right now when you see restaurants closing every day, just hanging in there hoping for change,” Dutt said. “It’s just hard times right now.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento’s Indian community is celebrating Diwali with traditions that include cooking sweets and offering prayers for family prosperity.

“Everyone is like a family here. Food is a big part of our celebration. We love to cook a lot of sweets,” said Shrdha Shah from BAPS Sacramento.

For Pizza Twist owner Sean Dutt, the celebration means cutting out early to be with family.

“The store’s open but I’m going to go and celebrate with my family,” Dutt said.

Pizza Twist on Sacramento’s K Street which serves Indian fusion pizza along with classic options as well.

“This is some of the stuff that comes from Indian,” Dutt said as he showed KCRA 3 some of the sauces he imports from India that now cost more, and prices could rise even higher.

He received an email indicating that his prices are going up soon after the Trump administration implemented 25% tariffs on imports from India. The Southeast Asian country also issuing tariffs putting a nearly 50% tax on certain goods.

“There’s nothing I can do, you just got to go with it, just pray. Pray for a change, everybody’s trying to survive,” he said.

“We haven’t really seen that big impact right now because maybe some of the shops are still using the stocks that they have already,” said Selvi Jana, the president of Indian Association of Sacramento. “It is definitely impacting our lives.”

During this time of celebration, the Indian Association of Sacramento is preparing its community for the economic challenges ahead.

“Times tough are right now when you see restaurants closing every day, just hanging in there hoping for change,” Dutt said. “It’s just hard times right now.”

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