{"id":26179,"date":"2024-02-29T16:42:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rammuseum.org.uk\/?post_type=project&p=26179"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:42:23","slug":"diwali-at-ramm","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/rammuseum.org.uk\/project\/diwali-at-ramm\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali at RAMM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Date of project: October 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2019, in partnership with Exeter Hindu Cultural Centre, RAMM hosted a range of activities and performances to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali. The celebrations were welcome to all ages, all cultures, and backgrounds across the local community. This event built on a relationship that RAMM and Hindu Cultural Centre have been developing for some time, and it turned out to be a fantastic celebration of community, music, food and crafts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Diwali is the Indian festival of lights. It usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu month Kartika, which overlaps October and November. It is one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, and symbolises the spiritual \u201cvictory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitors were invited to immerse themselves in the rhythms and tastes of India for the Festival of Lights. The event opened with welcome and prayers led by Hindu community members alongside Ganesh, (the Hindu god of wisdom, success and good luck), who has been in the museum for a century. We had speeches from the Lord Mayor as well as Hindu Cultural Centre members explaining the significance of the festival of Diwali to their community members. Attendees could taste delicious homemade snacks and sweets, move to the bhangra beat, make a marigold garland or a sip a refreshing mango lassee from the cafe. The live Bollywood music got people up and dancing and the legendary RSVP Bhangra band filled the museum with Indian beats.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAbout Diwali at RAMM:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n