{"id":14552,"date":"2024-10-21T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2024-10-29T12:47:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:47:32","slug":"diwali-events-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/diwali-events-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali Events in East Coast USA: Know Where to Celebrate Ghar Wali Diwali in New York and New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Diwali entering the list of New York City school holidays, the Festival of Lights is now a public school holiday in both New York and New Jersey.<\/span> Indian families are gearing up to celebrate the festival of lights at a number of Diwali 2024 events in New York and New Jersey, from Times Square to Garden City, from Ganesh Temple to BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, and from Bhakti Center to Brooklyn Children Museum. Diwali is one of the few Indian festivals, which is celebrated with great pomp and loads of enthusiasm from America to Australia.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Like previous years, Travel Beats, a leading Indian community portal in the US, has compiled a list of best Diwali 2024 events in New York and New Jersey for you. If you have not planned your travel on last minute flights to India<\/a><\/span> yet, you can celebrate Diwali with fellow Indians at any of the places listed below. Travel Beats is a subsidiary of Indian Eagle, a trusted air-ticketing partner of Indians in America.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Diwali at BAPS Swaminarayan Temple Long Island<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Hindu temples in New York are among the best places for NYC Diwali events 2024. BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir at Melville, Long Island will celebrate Diwali and Chopda Puja on 31 October<\/strong>. Diwali is a most traditional celebration here, while Chopda<\/em> Puja is an age-old cultural ceremony wherein Gujarati and Marwari business people close their old account books and open new ones in paper or electric form, and seek blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for a new year as per the Hindu Calendar.<\/p>\n

NYC\u2019s BAPS Swaminarayan Temple at Long Island does also organize children\u2019s Diwali celebration every year to make kids understand the significance of the festival and walk them through traditional rituals. Children learn the art of making diyas and rangolis. This is scheduled from 11 am to 6 pm on November 10 this year.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Diwali at NY Ganesh Temple, Flushing <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam is one of the few best places for traditional Diwali celebrations in New York City. Home to the first temple canteen in America, the Ganapati Devasthanam organizes Maha Lakshmi Puja through the observance of rituals, such as abhishekam, homam, japam, and deepam pooja<\/strong>. To be celebrated on October 31, Diwali will be followed by Govardhan Annakut Festival on November 1 at Flushing Ganesh Temple in New York.<\/p>\n

Date: Diwali – October 31 | Govardhan Annakut – November 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flushing Townhall Diwali 2024 in Queens <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Of all Diwali 2024 events in New York, Flushing Townhall\u2019s 10th<\/sup> annual Diwali festival is out and out a cultural celebration. Abha Roy\u2019s dance drama Navadurga is the mainstay of the event this year<\/strong>. Abha Roy, the Director of Srijan Dance Company, is a Kathak exponent.\u00a0 She, along with her team, will show the aspects of feminine divinity, such as innocence, love, and compassion. You can groove on the dance floor with foot-tapping numbers churned out by DJ Rekha.<\/p>\n

Learning the art of Indian cooking, among various joyous activities, from Chef Nupur Arora, the founder of Queens Curry Kitchen, is another attraction of Flushing Townhall Diwali<\/strong>, Queens. Block printing, rangoli making, henna art, and Hindi calligraphy are the other workshops that you can choose to take part in. It is one of the few ticketed Diwali events in the Big Apple; hence, advance booking is recommended.<\/p>\n

Date: November 2 | Time: 12 noon \u2013 4 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York Asia Society Diwali 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Diwali celebration at Asia Society in New York doubles up as a family day full of fun, joy and entertainment. Asia Society\u2019s auditorium will throb with dance dramas and musical performances. In one of the major programs, kids will present Tathaastu, a musical act inspired by Ramleela. Asia Society is also organizing an interactive introduction to Indian classical music with focus on traditional instruments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Asia Society\u2019s Diwali event in New York is a great opportunity for Indian children to get introduced to the art of making clay diyas, traditional mithai, and handicrafts<\/strong>. A storytelling session is also among the programs. The eighth floor of the venue will host live bhangra and Bollywood dance. The event is being organized in collaboration with the Culture Tree that promotes South Asian culture in the east coast.<\/p>\n