Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor, visited two temples in New York on Monday. "I'm proud of my Hindu heritage...I'm proud that I would be the first Indian-American mayor of this city," said Mamdani. He added his mother-filmmaker Mira Nair's family's Hindu faith has shaped his values, particularly through festivals like Diwali, Raksha Bandhan and Holi.