Blazing firesticks and fireballs, a brilliant kaleidoscope of flashing colour and dance,
and heaving drumbeats were highlights of a mass Diwali celebration at Tarneit’s
Alamora estate over the weekend.
Some 800 people turned out for the Festival of Lights revelry in a melting pot of
community, culture and tradition.
Other features included Bollywood and belly dancers, henna artists, silk scarf
acrobats, workshops, stalls with traditional clothing, food and candles, and giant
illuminated ladybug stilt artists.
Organised by Alamora developer Villawood Properties, the festival was staged
around a circus marquee at its new Feronia Avenue Park.
Estate manager Sree Datti said the celebration was thoroughly enjoyed by all, with
numerous overseas visitors delighted to discover such a vibrant traditional event.
