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New Hyde Park Diwali celebration engages village’s South Asian community

By Isabella Gallo Posted on

New Hyde Park danced through its fourth annual Diwali celebration this past Friday, Oct. 17, marking the religious and cultural Indian festival of lights.

The village’s celebration is important, not just because of the holiday itself, but because of what it demonstrates to the community, said Deputy Mayor Madhvi Nijjar, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the village board. 

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New Hyde Park Diwali celebration engages village’s South Asian community

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