Source: menmedia.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM, September 22, 2010: World famous Madame Tussauds has announced it will be marking one of South Asia’s most colorful and popular festivals, as it launched its first ever Diwali weekend in October. Guests at Madame Tussauds enjoyed some of the authentic musical traditions of India, including sitar, flute and tabla players as well as traditional dance performed by accomplished classical musicians. And to make the Diwali celebration even more complete, there will be a wide range of delicious Indian mithai’s being sold at the Indian sweets hut. The one-weekend-only event took place between 16 and 17 October, was hosted in the popular World Stage area and joined Indian wax figures of Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachan and Salman Khan.
PR manager, Liz Edwards said: “Celebrating Diwali at Madame Tussauds is a tribute to the growing number of South Asian visitors from the UK and abroad who enjoy the attraction and come back year after year to experience it. We also look forward to all our other international guests experiencing a snapshot of multicultural Britain.”