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Diwali 23 - Joy and Happiness at the Festival of Lights and Lamps

Dec 09 2023 Updated December 5, 2023

Ken Smith

1 min read

Sachliv and Beant. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Jas and Mandeep Thind. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Anil, Sianna, Soniya and Archie. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Back: Varinda, Jashan Preet, Paramveer, Raman, Pardeep and Baljit. Front: Gursanjh, Jagitez, Eknoor, Varinder and Jasman Preet. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Varinda and Jashan Preet. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Sav Preet and Navi Singh. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Back: Sanjay, Front: Syed and Gargi. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Gurinder Singh, Amandeep Singh, Gurman Singh, Manpreet Kaur, Narender Kaur, Runteck Singh and Navsheen Kaur. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Sonu, Mandeep, Karan and Kuldeep. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Sonu, Guntaj and Raman. Photo: Dubbo Photo News/ Ken Stone.

Diwali is the Hindu festival of joy and happiness, known as the Festival of Lights and Lamps, the celebration welcomes the new year on the premise of pushing away the darkness (or bad vibes).

Diwali is one of the major festivals celebrated across the world with great grandeur and enthusiasm, as shown in these photos at the local celebration.

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