Kapil Dev, a Hindu living in Sydney, shares his heartwarming experience of celebrating Diwali with his Muslim friends for eight years. They organize the festival with great care and enthusiasm, making him feel like part of a big family.
Kapil Dev has been living in Sydney for eight years and says Diwali is organised by his mostly Muslim friends each year. Diwali , Deepavali, Bandi Chhor Diwas and Tihar are all festivals of light and hope, celebrated by over a billion people around the world, mainly from the Indian subcontinent. "Being away from family, when your friends step forward and organise such an event, celebrating it as if it were their own festival, it becomes incredibly meaningful," he said.
Despite not having met her husband's friends before coming to Australia, she said they took care of everything for her. "They always told me how to do things and helped me prepare the food of my choice," she added. Dev said the celebration by his friends every year had made him feel like part of a huge family that celebrated and enjoyed events with him.
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