{"id":14552,"date":"2023-10-28T20:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T01:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:39:15","slug":"diwali-events-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/diwali-events-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali 2023 Events in New York and New Jersey: Festival of Lights is Back with a Bang after Pandemic"},"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 2023 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 2023 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, NY<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Hindu temples in New York<\/a><\/span> are among the best places for NYC Diwali 2023 events. <\/strong>BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir at Melville, Long Island organizes children\u2019s Diwali celebration every year to make kids understand the significance of the festival and walk them through the traditional rituals. Children learn the art of making diyas and traditional decorations such as rangoli. BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in New York will celebrate kids\u2019 Diwali on November 04.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indians of New York can visit BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Long Island for Diwali and Chopda Puja on November 12 this year<\/strong>. The ceremony \u2018Chopda Puja\u2019 is an age-old cultural tradition wherein Gujarati and Marwari business people close their old account books and open new ones in paper or electric form (or both), and seek blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for a new year as per the Hindu calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: November 4 (10 am to 4 pm) and November 12 (5 pm to 8 pm)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pelham Art Center Diwali 2023, NYC\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Among the places for Diwali 2023 events in New York<\/a><\/span>, Pelham Art Center celebrates Diwali through Indian folk art festivities including classical music and dance<\/strong>. Kathak and Bharat Natyam are not-to-be-missed performances which Indians of any age groups can take part in. The event schedule includes a hands-on traditional art workshop where you can paint your own diyas. Funded by New York State Council on the Arts, Pelham Art Center provides a multicultural community setting to help New Yorkers experience cultural diversity through participation in different forms of art. The Diwalis-special folk art event is free for all.<\/span><\/p>\n