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Diwali festivities begin among Perth diaspora

Published 10 November 2023, 10:05 am
Diwali celebrations will ramp up this weekend - with the main festivities to commence on Sunday. But culturally significant Hindu celebrations are underway in Perth, where a small cohort of the Indian diaspora, originally from Kenya and the UK, is carrying on the global tradition.
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