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Hindu Community Celebrates Diwali in Shawnee

Photo by Alex Smith / KCUR.
Photo by Alex Smith / KCUR.

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Kansas City, MO – We're in the middle of the five-day Hindu celebration of Diwali. On Saturday, some 2000 people gathered at the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center to celebrate with the region's biggest-ever Diwali party.

Earlier last week, KC Currents' Alex Smith went to temple to find out more about the holiday known as the "festival of lights."

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