STUDENTS of Queen’s College joined together on Saturday to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights, known as Diwali, with their annual Puja and Rangoli competition.

The day’s activities began early Saturday with the ‘Diwali Puja’, that has been a tradition of the college for many years. The Puja is always held in the school’s auditorium and is done the Saturday before Diwali. It is intended to usher in blessings for all students and members of the college.

Upon the completion of the Puja, there is the Rangoli competition where groups of students within the college compete to create magnificent designs, as part of the celebrations for Diwali. Both the Puja and the competition are organised by the school’s Hindu Society.

“The Rangoli is essentially a decorative artwork and it is done on festive occasions,” President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) Dr. Vindhya Persaud, explained to the Guyana Chronicle earlier.

For this year’s competition, there were twelve teams participating and the Rangoli created by the Nobbs (L) house within the college was adjudged the best.

Diwali will be observed on Tuesday, November 6.