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Diwali celebrates 10 years with music, dance and lots of food

November 4, 2018 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

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Indhu Masanam (from left), Vyshnavi Nelaturi and Madhuri Chundu release diyas during the 10th annual Diwali festival Nov. 3 at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Indhu Masanam (from left), Vyshnavi Nelaturi and Madhuri Chundu release diyas during the 10th annual Diwali festival at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> USAA volunteers Pavan Gosai (left) and Kim Nguyen light diyas at the 10th annual Diwali festival at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Over at the Mustafa Paan House, Hitesh Patel takes a bite from Kashif Ahmed during the 10th annual Diwali festival at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Kashif Ahmed feeds a customer at the Mustafa Paan House. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> A dance group exits the stage at the 10th Diwali festival at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Joedy Yglesias dresses as a Hindu deity. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Indhu Masanam (from left), Vyshnavi Nelaturi and Madhuri Chundu release diyas during the 10th annual Diwali festival at Hemisfair. <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em>

Thousands of people descended Saturday night at Hemisfair for the 10th annual Diwali festival. Dance groups performed on the main stage near Alamo Street. Along Nueva Street, near Yanaguana Garden, merchants sold jewelry and clothing. At one station, people got their heads dressed with a turban. The food area, next to the Instituto Cultural de México at San Antonio, was the most packed, but the lines seems way more manageable than in previous years. People there gorged on domas, samosas, tandoori chickens, and foods I’m unfamiliar with. Over by the fountains, near the Tower of the Americas, people lighted diyas and released them in the pool throughout the evening.

Contact Ben Olivo: 210-421-3932 | ben@saheron.com | @rbolivo on Twitter

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  1. Janardhana Rao Masanam says

    November 4, 2018 at 9:13 am

    Can you make the picture clear, the inline text blocking all the picture. Specific to first 3 pictures.

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