New York: The Empire State Building here was lit up in orange to commemorate Diwali.
The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the leading umbrella community organisation in the US, partnering with the Empire State Building, marked the festival of lights by illuminating the iconic Manhattan building in orange on Friday, NDTV reported quoting PTI.
“Happy #Diwali from NYC! We’re joining @FIANYNJCTorg in celebrating the festival of lights by turning our own lights all orange tonight! a tweet by Empire State Building said.
FIA said it also served 10,000 hot meals in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut under the initiative Diwali Soup & Kitchen’, aimed at taking Indian tradition, culture and customs related to the festival to a diverse audience, the report added.
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