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Leicester Diwali Day celebrations draw large crowds | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Tens of thousands of people have celebrated Diwali Day in the centre of Leicester. | |
A large crowd of revellers attended the event in the streets around the city's Golden Mile area. | |
Leicester City Council said the two-and-a-half hour party was one of the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India. | |
Highlights included food stalls and entertainment at the Cossington Street Recreation Ground, and fireworks. | |
Sweets and gifts are traditionally distributed to friends and family during the festival. | |
Extra buses ran to and from Birstall's park-and-ride site for the event, which was organised by Leicester City Council and the Leicester Hindu Festival Council. | |
Belgrave Road and Belgrave Flyover were closed to traffic from 18:00 to 21:30 GMT. |
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