MADRID, SPAIN, November 4, 2006: On Saturday the Indian community in Madrid celebrated “Diwali” or the Hindu New Year -2063 of the Vikrama era – with a festivity presided over by the Indian ambassador in Madrid, Surikanthi Tripathi. Organized by the Indian Sindhi Association of Madrid, the Florida Park hall was transformed into a stage design of the purest Bollywood style. Jose Maria Aznar (the former Prime Minister of Spain) and his wife, Ana Botella, attended the celebration. (from report in Spanish)
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