Internationally renowned artists from Malaysia will be performing at the Rotorua Deepawali Festival 2011 at the Convention Centre this Saturday, October 1. The festival will be inaugurated by Superintendent Wallace Haumaha, General Manager Maori Pacific and Ethnic Services, Police National Headquarters. Samuel J Das (sitar) and Prakash Kandasamy (tabla) from Malaysia were originally invited by Multicultural... 

Rotorua Deepawali Festival (RDF 2011) will be celebrated on Saturday, 1 October 2011 at the Rotorua Convention Centre. Entry to this unique meat-free, smoke-free and alcohol-free festival is free. Similar to previous celebrations, the day event (cultural performances, workshops and stalls) will be followed by an evening cultural show and a fireworks display. The evening cultural show has always... 

Hindu Maori fusion at the Deepawali Festival captured the hearts of Rotorua public. From karakia to powhiri, from Haka to carving, from Mehndi Moko workshop to Poi demonstration – all happened at the Rotorua Deepawali Festival on Saturday, 2nd October 2010 at the Energy Events Centre. In addition, experience and understanding of Maori culture by Hindu community during their stay at the Apumoana... 

Dhanteras :The festival of Dhanteras acts as the harbinger heralding the approaching festival of Deepawali. On the day of Dhanteras people clean their houses and in the evening, after lighting lamps, conduct invocation prayers for invoking Goddess Lakshmi (goddess of wealth). The scriptures mention the divinity called Dhanvantary emerging from the churning of the ocean with a container (kalash)...