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Diwali (1st of 2)

Diwali

These children dressed in traditional costume for dance performances at Auckland’s Diwali celebrations in 2004. The festival of Diwali is now a popular public celebration in several New Zealand cities.

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Photograph by Margaret Lovell-Smith

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Indians - Religion and kin', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/1860/diwali (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015