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Diwali

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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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Nancy Swarbrick, Indians – Religion and kin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1860/diwali (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.