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A Diwali celebration lights up Oakland
By Esther Kaplan,
6 days agoThis is the first year Diwali, the South Asian festival of lights, has been designated an official holiday by the State of California. And it’s the fourth year that City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran — the city’s first South Asian member of the council — has hosted a free festival in Oakland to celebrate the winter holiday shared by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. It’s a tradition Ramachandran launched her first year on the council.
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