It was colourful and rich in culture, as it was illuminating as the light being celebrated.
Members came from cities across Alberta to join the Diwali celebration organized by the Heritage Mauritius Edmonton, on November 5, at the Northmount Community League hall.
The event was animated by cultural dance performances, live band, and music by a DJ.
Team Diversity was treated to some delicious fried rice, fried nodules, chana puri veggies, bread crumbs cooked beef, and chicken biryani, by the hardworking Mauritius community leadership team of Sandeep, Neha, Brinda, and Veedha.
Diwali Festival, the festival of Lights, is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism.
The heavenly island of Mauritius is an island nation located off the southeast coast of the African continent in the Indian Ocean, endowed with lagoons and palm-fringed beaches with coral reefs surrounding most of the coastline.