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Diwali lights up New York's Times Square

Iconic place transformed into vision of South Asian culture, as thousands of revelers gathered for early celebration of festival of lights.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2017-10-10 03:51 GMT
Iconic place transformed into vision of South Asian culture, as thousands of revelers gathered for early celebration of festival of lights. (Photo: AP)
Bollywood-style dancers perform during the Diwali at a Times Square celebration. (Photo: AP)
Dancers from the Shiamak Davar Dance Academy pose during the Diwali festival at a Times Square. (Photo: AP)
Spectators look on during the Diwali festival at a Times Square celebration. The event featured a variety of Indian dishes, a digital fireworks display and a lighting ceremony of traditional lamps known as Diyas ― an important Diwali ritual. (Photo: AP)
Spectators look on during the Diwali festival. Diwali at Times Square is the creation of Neeta Bhasin, president and CEO of marketing firm ASB Communications. (Photo: AP)
\"Mr. Paanwala\" Mehul Patel makes paan, a combination of nuts and pastes folded into a betel leaf, during the Diwali festival at a Times Square celebration. (Photo: AP)
Singer Raman Mahadevan performs during the Diwali festival at a Times Square. It's the largest South Asian ethnic event in New York City, where at least 3 million residents. (Photo: AP)
A traditional Rajasthani dance group performs during the Diwali festival. The massive Times Square event ― the largest Diwali celebration outside of India ― has been growing in size since its debut in 2013. (Photo: AP)
Dancer Terence Lewis performs during the diya lighting ceremony during the Diwali festival. In addition to dance and music performances, Indian foods and clothing were on offer during the event. (Photo: AP)
Dancers Sahana Madabhushi, left, Deeya Patel, and Harshita Shet, watch the performances during the Diwali festival at a Times Square celebration. (Photo: AP)
Iconic place transformed into vision of South Asian culture, as thousands of revelers gathered for early celebration of festival of lights.

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