Diwali
Student Groups Light Up Campus With Diwali Celebrations
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Last Thursday, students celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights with an in-person gathering.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/diwali/)
Last Thursday, students celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights with an in-person gathering.
Once a year, Duffield Atrium, normally the home of engineers working late into the night, becomes adorned with lights and candles as a mix of Bollywood and Indian classical music plays in the background.
That colorful scene arrived once again on Saturday evening, as students celebrated Diwali Dhamaka, an annual event which highlights Indian culture in the form of song, dance, food and art.
Comedian and director Omi Vaidya, famous for his role in India’s 10th-highest-grossing film 3 Idiots, will come to Cornell on Nov. 9 for Society for India’s 57th Diwali Show, “Diya Jale” — making it “the oldest running Diwali Show in the entire world.”
The Hindu Student Council celebrated Diwali — a festive and symbolic Hindu holiday — by lighting candle lamps, feasting on traditional Indian food, and enjoying activities such as henna and diya painting in Klarman Hall last Saturday.