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    NORTH AMERICAN NEWSLINE                                             OCTOBER 24, 2025  |      The Indian Eye 20

                                      Bridgewater Commons to

                       Celebrate the Festival of Light with

                                         Diwali @ The Commons

                    The celebration of South Asian culture with traditional and modern music and dance
                                       performances, crafts, and giveaways expands to two days.

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                              academy   teaching  Bollywood,
                                                                                                                    Bharatanatyam, and Kathak.
            BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, N.J.
                                                                                                                 •  Cancer Awareness Walk by My
                n response to customer demand                                                                       Dream TV USA, featuring Miss
               and  to further showcase  the  joy                                                                   Bharat pageant winners and com-
            Iand beauty of the Festival of                                                                          munity doctors dressed in pink.
            Light, Bridgewater Commons has ex-                                                                   •  Special  performance   by  @
            panded Diwali @ The Commons into                                                                        RidhiSidhiTwins, young social me-
            a two-day celebration of South Asian                                                                    dia stars.
            culture with live music and dance                                                                         From 12 PM to 6 PM both days,
            performances, demonstrations, and                                                                     guests can enjoy free mehndi stations,
            more on October 18 and 19.                                                                            product sampling, and vendor booths
                Bridgewater Commons, in part-                                                                     featuring Star Tours, New York Life,
            nership with Renascent Media, will                                                                    Horizon BCBS, LT Foods, Shan
            celebrate the South Asian festival                                                                    Foods, Northlandz, and others.
            with a spectacular program in Center                                                                      Bridgewater  Commons  began
            Court  filled  with  live  music,  dance,                                                             celebrating South Asian culture in
            and vibrant yellow, red, and orange                                                                   2022, expanding the initiative year-
            marigold  flower  décor  curated  by   Live performances of traditional dances are a highlight of Bridgewater Commons’ Diwali cele-  ly. The mall, covering 1.2 million
            AWD Weddings.                                      bration. Photo credit: Bridgewater Commons         sq ft, has hosted large-scale shows
                Diwali  is  the  Hindu  festival  of                                                              filled with music, dance, and crafts,
            lights, symbolizing the spiritual “vic-  into a second day with even more   and models presenting traditional   making it a cultural hub for Somer-
            tory of light over darkness, good over   performances and displays.”  drapes from across India.       set County.
            evil, and knowledge over ignorance.”                               •  Musical performance by Dr. Avish   “Our center is not just a business
            Guests are encouraged to dress tra-    Saturday, October 18 (1–3 PM):  Jain, Medical Journalist at ABC   core of the community, it’s a cultur-
            ditionally.                                                           News and founder of “Musical Av-  al core too,” added Kovacic, noting
               “Diwali is one of the most cher- •  Ganesh Vandana, an opening de-                                 other events such as the Lunar New
                                                                                  ish.”
            ished religious festivals in South Asia,   votional dance to invoke blessings   •  Mini Ramleela by Navrang Dance   Year and Chinese Mid-Autumn Lan-
            and we’re thrilled to honor our South   and officially launch the festival.                           tern Festivals.
            Asian community by celebrating with  •  Instrumental music with Madhu-  Academy, with highlights from the   Tanvi Prenita Chandra, founder
                                                                                  Ramayana.
            them and entertaining all of our    kar  (flute),  Prashant  (tabla),  and   •  Bollywood  Flash  Mob  finale  with   of Renascent Media, said:
            guests,” said Tom Kovacic, Marketing   Venugopal (keyboard).          audience participation.            “Diwali reminds us of the power
            and Business Development Direc- •  Folk dances of India by Thangaat                                   of light to conquer darkness and of
            tor at Bridgewater Commons. “Last   Garba Dance Group, Navrang           Sunday, October 19 (1–2 PM):  togetherness to overcome division.
            year’s event was so successful that   Dance Academy, and Dancing                                      At Renascent Media, we believe in
            everyone wanted more, and working   Stars, showcasing Maharashtra,  •  Fusion music by Raaga Rhythms.  inspiring communities to build a bet-
            with Renascent Media, we’re delight-  Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana.  •  Dance performances by Nitya   ter future. This event is a celebration
            ed to expand our Diwali celebration  •  Sari  Walk  featuring  influencers   Rhythm, a Flemington, N.J.–based   of harmony, awareness, and shared

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