LONDON, ENGLAND, October 19, 2006: Divali was celebrated October 15 in Trafalgar Square, London, by 20,000 people. Organized by the Mayor of London and the Divali in London Committee, chaired by Nitin Palan, the number of celebrants has increased 5,000 each year. Raghav, Hunterz and Kalakaar provided musical entertainment. Groups from the Saraswati Dance Academy, Brahma Kumaris, BAPS Swaminarayan School, Bombay Dance Club, Metropolitan Police Hindu Association, Sai School of Harrow, Kutch Leva Patel Community and the Brent Hindu Council gave dance performances. A Ram Leila play was presented by the Hindu Council of UK.
