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London's annual Diwali celebration took place on October 15th in Trafalgar Square, London. It was attended by at least 20,000 people. The organizers were the Mayor of London and the Diwali in London Committee, chaired by Nitin Palan.

The event began at 4.00pm with messages and prayers for peace. This was followed by a variety of music and dance performances plus spectacular light displays and floating lanterns.

Raghav, Hunterz and Kalakaar provided musical entertainment. Groups from the Saraswati Dance Academy, Brahma Kumaris, BAPS Swaminarayan School, Bombay Dance Club, Metropolitan Police Hindu Association, Sai School of Harrow, Kutch Leva Patel Community and the Brent Hindu Council gave dance performances. A Ram Leila play was presented by the Hindu Council of UK.

The event was a great success, with an increased attendance of 5,000 compared with last year.

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