{"id":4145,"date":"2014-06-21T03:13:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T20:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2017-05-08T12:58:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T12:58:37","slug":"diwali-celebration-at-times-square-new-york-with-nris-this-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/diwali-celebration-at-times-square-new-york-with-nris-this-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali at Times Square: Details of Celebration in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"
Maharashtra Tourism will fly to the United States and celebrate Diwali with NRIs in New York on September 20<\/strong>, 2014 like the previous year. Diwali, a major festive and cultural celebration in India, helps to connect Indian Americans with their root. The celebration and the accompanying cultural programs will be held at Times Square in New York.<\/p>\n Apart from celebration of Diwali at Times Square, Maharashtra Tourism will host a B2B roadshow at the Indian Consulate in New York City. The Diwali celebration is meant to connect NRIs with Indian culture, and the roadshow is purposed to promote the tourist attractions of Maharashtra. Some of the state\u2019s hotels, wildlife tour operators and hot air balloon service providers will join the roadshow which will be held a day before the cultural celebration.<\/p>\n