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“Feels like home…”

A post by Mitali Goel (DU Hindu Society President) and Charlotte Spink (Learning Coordinator)

The Oriental Museum has been collaborating with the local Indian community for the last decade to host annual Diwali celebrations.

However, 2023 marked our first formal collaboration with the Durham University Hindu Society. Working alongside Hindu Society’s fantastic President Mitali Goel and her dedicated exec team, the event was a shining success.

Tell us a bit about it, Mitali:

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Diwali 2022: 10 years and counting!

Member of the Hindu community saying prayers before goddess Lakshmi

A post by Charlotte Spink (Learning Coordinator) and Olivia Anderson (Graduate Intern)                                        

This year the Diwali celebrations at the Oriental Museum were extra special because 2022 marks ten years of partnership working alongside the local Hindu community.

Over that period the event has gone from being a small scale with a few Diwali lights, to being a spectacular, large scale public event with, at its peak, over 400 people attending.

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Shining a light on community engagement

Diana Bayliss of Black Cat Theatre working her magic in the shadow puppet theatre.

As the days shorten and the cold winter nights are drawing in, Hindus over the world celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Light.  For several years we have worked closely with the local Indian community to host celebrations at the Oriental Museum.

In 2019 around 350 people, including local families, international and home students, and members of staff came together to mark the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. People enjoyed delicious Indian food prepared by local chef, a shadow puppet performance of the story of Prince Rama and Princess Sita, and art activities.

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