DIVALI Nagar 2024 opened on October 22 at the nagar site in Chaguanas under a clear, cool night.
Hundreds of people including families braved traffic along the Solomon Hochoy Highway to participate in the nagar, co-ordinated by the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC), which is the country's biggest open-air bazaar specifically dedicated to the Hindu festival of lights – Divali.
Newsday photographer Roger Jacob covered opening night and brought back these images.
[caption id="attachment_1116380" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Members of the First Citizens Dragon Boys Tassa Group were a hit with the audience on opening night of the Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116381" align="alignnone" width="723"] Yogita Singh performs a classical Kathak dance item on stage at the Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116379" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George, front row centre, was among the large crowd who took in the sights and sounds of Divali Nagar on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116382" align="alignnone" width="842"] Adriana Archaiba plays the tenor pans at the NCIC Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116384" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Members of the Bollywood Dance Company added colour and movement in this dance routine at the Divali Nagar opening on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116385" align="alignnone" width="941"] National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) president and Independent Senator Deoroop Teemal, right, presents a token to Professor Dilip Dan on opening night of the Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1116383" align="alignnone" width="1024"] DOUBLES DELIGHT: Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and his wife Shema helped themselves to hot doubles at the Mohammed Doubles stall at the Divali Nagar in Chaguanas on October 22. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption]
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