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cultural show, Western Union Dance Contest, kids and youth activities, raavan effigy burning and fireworks.

Details: Nihal Agar 0412 618 893, www.hinducouncil.com.au

NsW Indian Welfare Association sun 27 Oct 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Dance drama by Thrayee Dance School and a Tamil drama by Holsworthy Balar Malar. Ermington Community Centre, 10 River Road, Ermington.

Details: Sujatha Jaishankar 0404 880 693, www.nswiwa.org.au

FAIA diwali sun 27 Oct 4pm-8pm

Federation of Australian Indian Associations (FAIA) presents “Shaam-e-Diwali” at Dundas Community Centre, 27 Sturt Street, Telopea.

Details: Neera Srivastava 0415 807 520, www.faia.org.au

VIsION 2020 diwali dinner sat 2 Nov 6.45pm

Annual Diwali dinner, at The Don Moore Community Centre, Carlingford. Funds collected will be used to support a worthy project in Bangalore, India called MITU (Multiple Initiatives Towards Upliftment) to help provide an affordable and eco-friendly aid for personal hygiene to school girls in rural areas of India. ‘Special Diwali Sweets’ offer is on again. Don’t forget to place your order for Diwali sweets and savouries sourced from Grand Sweets and Adayar Ananda Bhavan, Chennai, India. (Tirunelveli Halwa sourced from Archana Sweets). Please email your orders as soon as possible to vision2020au@gmail.com. Deadline with the vendor is 15 October 2013. Orders can be collected before the Diwali dinner event.

Details: Beema 0424 943 590, www.vision2020australia.org.au

Hornsby sat 2 Nov 5.30pm

Laxmi poojan, bop till you drop, fashion show, pyrotechnics, Bollywood dances, lucky draws and much more at Hornsby RSL War Memorial Club.

Details: Kamini Sahni 0401 059 923.

Chinmaya Mission sun 10 Nov 9.30am-11.30am

Diwali Trivia for the family at Crestwood Community Centre, Baulkham Hills. Free program, including pooja and trivia, lots of prizes to be won and silent auction. Details Chinmaya Sannidhi 02 8850 7400, www.chinmaya.com.au