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Saint-André
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Dipavali 2024. Dipavali, also known as diwali or deepavali, commemorates Rama's return to Ayodhya and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. It is also the occasion of a great celebration in Saint-André, in Eastern Reunion.

This event takes place according to the Hindu lunar calendar in which one month equals one orbital period of the Moon.

Dipavali will take place from November 12 to 17, 2024.

Programme

6 days to celebrate the festival of lights at Parc du Colosse and in the city center

Highlights

The inauguration at the Parc du Colosse on Tuesday, November 12 at 17 p.m., with Indian dance performances

🪔 The Indian Mela, from November 12 to 17 at the Parc du Colosse, with its exhibitors, its colors, its flavors, its music, its secrets

🪔 The big parade of indian floats and premises in the city center on Saturday, November 16 from 18 p.m., which will end at the Sarda Garriga stadium with Indian dance performances and a fireworks display.

🪔 The Holi Holi traditional, Sunday November 17 at the Parc du Colosse, from 10 a.m. to 15 p.m. ‼️

🪔 A traveling float will travel through all the neighborhoods of the town accompanied by Indian dancers from November 13 to 15 to meet residents.

New this year

Every evening, from 19 p.m., come and admire the musical fountains at the Colosse at the food court, where all the restaurants will concoct their Indian flavors for you.

A traveling float will travel through all the neighborhoods of the town accompanied by Indian dancers from November 13 to 15 to meet residents.

The program in pictures

Dipavali 2023, divine representations

In the east of the island, the dipavali is also an opportunity to discover the Tamil Indian culture and traditions of Reunion, also called "malbar", but it is above all an opportunity for this community to pay homage to the goddess Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity.

On the intense island, Reunionese of all origins: Chinese, Tamil, Malagasy, Mahoran, metropolitan, … are brought to discover these cultural diversities which are particularly beautiful, even if sometimes surprising.

In Saint-André, this event is generally marked by a parade of floats which are designed and created by artists from India especially for the occasion, by a grandiose procession of women and young girls in sari and men in sherwani , dancing, playing Indian music throughout the procession, to everyone's delight. Then the indian mela : a market where products (clothing, jewelry, furniture, decorative objects, etc.) coming straight from India mingle, Indian sweet tastings, Indian food stands and finally a large, rich and colorful show where the dance flirts with the music. In conclusion, a beautiful fireworks display! guaranteed change of scenery.

It is endowed with colored powder that closes the deepavali. We are all invited to sprinkle ourselves with Holi (festivity of the festival of colors, one of the oldest in Hinduism) to spread this excess of joy, madness, but also to promote love and peace during this explosion of color.

On Dipavali 2023, Holi holi festival, people have fun with powder colors.

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