Diwali, celebrated worldwide, saw vibrant festivities in New York. Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Commissioner Dilip Chauhan visited the Bhakti Center, Manhattan's oldest Hindu temple, with 1500 attendees. The Empire State Building illuminated in orange, and Diwali was declared a public holiday in NYC. VP Kamala Harris, Eric Garcetti, and others marked the occasion with traditional celebrations.
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00:00 The festival of Diwali was celebrated with great pomp all over the world.
00:07 Not only the Indian community, but also the foreign citizens participated in this festival.
00:12 There is a large presence of Indian community in America, be it Manhattan or New York.
00:17 The people of America celebrated with great pomp and show along with the Indian community.
00:22 Yesterday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Commissioner for International
00:27 Affairs Dilip Chauhan also celebrated Diwali with the Hindu community this year.
00:32 Both the politicians celebrated Diwali with the people by visiting the oldest temple in
00:36 New York located in the Bhakti Center in Manhattan.
00:40 More than 1500 people had gathered in the temple to celebrate Diwali.
00:44 Eric Adams said on the occasion, "It was a wonderful experience for me to come here
00:48 to the temple.
00:49 Whenever you come here, you feel a positive energy."
00:52 In addition, the famous Empire State Building was also illuminated in orange tones in honor
00:57 of Diwali in New York City.
00:59 The Empire State Building and the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the premier umbrella
01:04 community organization in the US, collaborated to illuminate the famous Manhattan structure
01:09 for the festival.
01:10 The FIA serves the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
01:15 Eric Adams had already declared the well-known Hindu holiday Diwali a public holiday in New
01:20 York City back in June 2023.
01:22 Moreover, along with the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, the staff of the US
01:27 Embassy in India celebrated Diwali with Rangoli sweets and festival lights.
01:31 A video of the US Embassy community celebrating the festival in traditional Hindi clothes,
01:36 creating Rangolis and decorating the embassy was posted on social media by the US Embassy
01:40 in India.
01:41 Additionally, US Vice President Kamala Harris and her spouse, Doak Emhoff, were joined by
01:47 Senator Kevin Thomas of New York State at their Diwali celebrations.
01:56 (upbeat music)