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    New York City's World Trade Center lights up for its first Diwali celebration

    In celebration of light over darkness, the World Trade Center is being lit with a digital mural. More than a billion Hindus around the world observe the holiday.
    by Tien Le Nov 04, 2021 1 minute
    South Asian Engagement Foundation organizers and the NYPD colorguard stand in front of the digital mural celebrating Diwali shown on the World Trade Center.

    Diwali is the celebration of light over darkness, good over evil, and more than 1 billion Hindus worldwide are observing it Thursday by lighting candles, setting off fireworks and exchanging gifts with

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