SILICONEER | COMMUNITY: Festival of Lights: Diwali in Cupertino | OCTOBER 2009

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Festival of Lights: Diwali in Cupertino

The Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and the Asian American Business Council celebrated its Seventh Annual Diwali-Festival of Lights Sept. 26 at Memorial Park in Cupertino, Calif. The day-long event presented a festive atmosphere of sari-festooned trees, spectacular lanterns, and a cultural kaleidoscope of activities and performances. A Siliconeer photo essay.

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(Above): Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., Cupertino Mayor Orin Mahoney (l) lighting the traditional lamp to mark the opening of the 7th. Annual Diwali Festival in Cupertino, Calif. Sept. 26.

(Above): Mahesh Nihalani delivering a welcome note. Nihalani is one of the key organizers of the Diwali festival in Cupertino and a board member of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce.

(Above): Performers of all ages kept the audience glued to their seats throughout the day with superb Indian classical, regional and Bollywood dances. These kids go through extensive training in dance through local Bay Area dance schools. The dedication and hard work of the teachers, parents and kids was clearly visible as the event proceeded like clockwork.

(Above): Kids performing a Bollywood dance item. The scorching heat was no match for these enthusiastic little wonders.

(Above): Apple Ipod for each winner! A young participant gets one for winning a youth competition at the Cupertino Diwali festival, Sept. 26.

(Above): A belly-dancing group added a few degrees to the scorching heat.

(Above): Local seniors performing a Hawaiian song and dance item.

(Above): Bay Area sitarist Pandit Habib Khan presented a concert with students from his school of Indian music. Habib Khan has been a part of the festival for past few years. This year the audience was treated to a new beat. Pandit Habib Khan on tabla.

(Above): A mehendi artist applying henna tatoos at the festival.