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Diwali at Times Square

celebrates nine years in the heart

of New York City

OUR BUREAU portance of instilling Indian Amer- The festival showcased the “Col- as well as fashion with One Minute
ican youth with a sense of pride for ors of India and America” featuring Saree and free henna before Karva
New York, NY
their heritage, while also fostering performances of different states of Chauth (the fast Indian women keep
iwali at Times Square 2024 cross-cultural exchange. India and highlighted performances for their husband’s long life) that at-
may be over but the memo- of other ethnic communities like In- tracted thousands of people to Diwa-
Dry of it will last a lifetime for Diwali at Times Square was do-Caribbean, Africa and Mexico. li Bazaar
those who witnessed the festival in honoured to welcome the Office One of the biggest attractions The Diya (lamp) lighting cer-
the heart of New York City on Satur- in Diwali Bazaar was ‘Kids Zone’, emony on stage was synchronized
day, October 19th, 2024. of Faith-Based and Community where children were painting Diyas with the countdown on the One
“Our objective from the begin- Partnerships of NYC for the (clay) and creating beautiful Ran- Times Square tower and it was in-
ning has been to take India to main- first time ever as a presenting goli art thanks to the support from augurated by the Consul General
stream America” “and today, I’m Professor Alka Mujerki and students of India, Binaya Srikanta Pradhan,
excited to share that thanks to the partner alongside KIA who re- from the Manhattanville University Senator Chuck Schumer, NYC
support of the mainstream media turned as a presenting sponsor in Purchase NY. Mayor Eric Adams, Assemblywom-
and more Corporate Sponsors align- of the festival and Procter & There was also interactive Diwa- an Jenifer Rajkumar, NYPD Com-
ing to support us this year, we are li book reading sessions with Priya missioner, NYC Commissioner of
achieving that goal” said the Found- Gamble who joined the festival Kumari from Eternal Tree Books. Immigration, NYC Commissioner
er of Diwali at Times Square, Neeta as a gold sponsor. Additionally, there was food sam- of International Trade Affairs, Dil-
Bhasin. She also emphasized the im- pling from some of our sponsors Continued on next page... >>

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