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NEW YORK – Council Member Rory I. Lancman, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and fifteen other Council Members last night hosted a Diwali Celebration in Council Chambers that featured a lamp lighting ceremony, dance performances, and the presentation of proclamations to distinguished South Asian leaders.
Diwali, or Deepavali, has a deep significance to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.
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