Around 40,000 people braved the wet and cold weather to enjoy the warmth of the Indian culture - food, art, Bollywood dancing and all at the Civic Square in Wellington. The highlights were: the song and dance by the Uttar Pradesh group in the beautiful Braj Bhasha - singing the glory of Krishna and Radha. Made us wonder if Krishna (of Mathura) would have really looked like the dancer - with his great smile and twinkling eyes; A show on different types of Saris from around India - their historical roots and specialities; Diyas (lamps) on show and of course the yummy food.
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Nice pictures and thanks for the details.
And anyone from your family among the dancers?
Thanks Usha. No, this time we were was 4 jolly spectators.
Vow, 40,000 and this is just Indinas in Wellington? Curious about how many there are in New Zealand and also what do the buld of Indians do? Must feel like home away from home?
Hello Orchid. We have around 70,000 Indians living in the whole country. So, the 40,000 includes many from other European and Asian cultures. A majority of the Indians work in IT/Service related jobs.We have a close knit community where we get familiar to each other, culture being the great binding force.
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