Diwali 08: Garba Dandiya Night
As part of the annual Diwali Festival of Lights, experience the joyous festive atmosphere and colourful visual spectacle of garba and disco dandiya dancing.
"A singer, drummer and musicians provide the accompaniment, as the dancers whirl. The participants, starting slowly, clap a steady rhythm, it gets faster and faster growing to a crescendo."
This event is free with Radio Tarana Bollywood Competition tickets.
organisation:
cost:
$5 door sales
dates:
Sat 25 Oct 08, 8:00pm
venue:
TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf, Wellington
region:
Wellington, New Zealand
Related links
Diwali Events on NZLive.com
Discover the range of events nationwide celebrating the Indian New Year, the Diwali Festival of Lights.
Diwali Celebration - Festivals in India
Read about the history and significance of Diwali, and get some great recipes.
Diwali Downunder
An article on the NZ Electronic Text Centre website - "Diwali Downunder: Transforming and Performing Indian Tradition in Aotearoa/New Zealand".
Diwali videos - BBC
Understand the religion, beauty and symbolism of Diwali with this site from the BBC.
NZ Peoples: Indians - Te Ara
Learn more about one of the country's largest ethnic groups, in time for Diwali celebrations. From Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.



