Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration in Dublin

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Aparna Shukla (center) with her sons, Aarush (age 8, left) and Pratyush (age 6, right) as they take part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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Lamps are lit as part of Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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Aarush Shukla and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Naoise Ó Muir, light a small clay lamp in Dublin's City Hall during the 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration.

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Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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Dancer Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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Aparna Shukla (center) with her sons, Aarush (age 8, right) and Pratyush (age 6, left) with Rangoli decorations, made using coloured powder, during Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration.

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Dancer Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Aarush Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Naoise Ó Muir, pictured during 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at Dublin's City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Aarush (L) and Pratyush (R) Shukla take part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Aarush Shukla and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Naoise Ó Muir, light of small clay lamps in Dublin's City Hall during the 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration.

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Dancer Kamalika Bhattacharya takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at City Hall tonight.

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Dancer Aparna Shukla takes part in Dublin city's 2012 Diwali Festival of Lights celebration at City Hall.

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Diwali, also popularly known as the 'festival of lights' is one of the most important Hindus festivals of the year and is celebrated amongst families. The small Hindu community in Dublin celebrated the lighting of small clay lamps in City Hall.