The Diwali in London (DiL) committee, in partnership with the MAYOR OF LONDON, brings Diwali On Trafalgar Square (DOTS) to London. DiL comprises of several diverse member organisations with representatives from a cross-section of multicultural communities of India who work together in harmony to ensure the seamless running of DOTS.
The dynamic committee comprises members (all volunteers) who are of varying age groups and passionate about spreading the cultural and spiritual awareness of Diwali through education, awareness, participation and fun
We are grateful to the MAYOR OF LONDON for presenting DOTS year after for the past year 20 years. 2021 was an unusual year but DOTS went HYBRID on Square and to Global Audiences Online! In this, the 21st year, it is planned to come into full swing again!
Diwali on Trafalgar Square is BACK!
Sunday 9th October 2022:
12.30pm-7pm | FREE
Explore and experience different zones:
A professional group will lead and demonstrate a beautiful Garba performance and will encourage all attendees to join in the performance.
Here’s your opportunity to join the celebrations:
- Learn & enjoy one of Southeast Asia’s most popular dance forms
- Feel & enjoy the unique rhythm & tempo of the dance
- Join in multiplying the enthusiasm, vibrance and strengthen the feel-good factor of London’s rich cultures & diversity.
Visit this exciting zone to immerse yourself in a gripping walkthrough of Lord Rama’s life with his wife Sita.
Walk through our activities and take home gifts and pictures after taking part in captivating moments that Lord Ram partook Himself!
Lose yourself in our mesmerising altar where you find out why we use lights in this festival.
Make, create and design your own celebratory candlelight, to present your designs to the deities of Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman!
Catch up with our visual interactive short stories of the Ramayan and even take pictures with our dress-up crew!
A sari or saree is a female garment from the Indian subcontinent that consists of a drape varying from five to nine yards in length and two to four feet in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff.
A friend of mine always said that ‘a saree was the most elegant and chic attire that a girl could wear’.
Learn how to drape a saree around you and partake in the Garba performance with it on and experience how it adds élan to your natural grace & elegance.
Come and learn why Hindus, Sikh, Jain and others celebrate this wonderful festival of Diwali.
