Diwali celebrations by Gujarati Samaj of St.Louis

ST LOUIS, MO — Gujarati Samaj of St Louis, a front-ranking ethnic organization, celebrated its annual event and Diwali festival in a grand manner at St. Ann community Center on Saturday October 21.

Over 550 members attended the event that was coordinated successfully by the Samaj’s office bearers. The event started at 5:30 pm with a social hour where community members wished each other Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak.
In his welcome remarks by Gujarati Samaj president Mahendra Patel, he greeted all those present with Diwali and New Year wishes. Vice president Jayesh Dahya listed the activities that the Samaj undertook during his leadership.

Thanking his committee volunteers, members and everybody for the generous support that he had, he pitched for the younger generation of members to come forward and give their time for the Samaj to carry on the good work for the benefit of the community.

The event concluded with a live musical performance by Avijeet Roy & troupe.

Extraordinary vocal talents of this musical group captured and thoroughly entertained the audience for over three hours with golden oldies and new Hindi movie songs & dance numbers. No wonder, the event was a grand success.