Diwali Festival Auckland

Like any good party, sweets and food are an integral part of Diwali. Here are just some of the options you might find at Aotea Square this weekend.

The small ball is best eaten all in one go – don’t fuss about trying to taste a small bite. Check out the “You don't give out savoury food to celebrate the King – at least not in the custom I grew up in. When Diwali comes around, he gets to bring his childhood to work, and create an experience full of nostalgia. In honour of Diwali, he and head chef Yogi Subramanian created a thali “It brings India back to us, and allows us to have a Little India in New Zealand,” said Ella Kumar, a New Zealand-born Indian and member of the Diwali Advisory Panel. Sweets are like happiness,” he said. You’ll need a savoury dish – hopefully with as many flavours as possible - and sweets are mandatory. Not everyone can make gulab jamun – loosely translated as ‘rose berry’. “It’s Christmas really,” he laughed. Diwali – the Indian Festival of Lights – signifies the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil and the renewal of life. One simply does not celebrate Diwali without food.