Lowlight: Not having enough time to eat the free chickpea curry so ending up with burnt mouth.
Fill in: I did the very first Diwali in the Square with Ken Livingstone when a committee of 10 people stood in the middle of the Square to light a ceremonial candle. Since then it has grown quite a bit and hundreds of spectators crowd into the square these days for this wonderfully glittery festival of light.
Tech Spec: The main thrust of this festival is the lights and glitter. Unfortunately due to cut backs, the lights were a bit thin on the ground this year, and as the magic hour only lasts about 20 minutes in Trafalgar square (the point where the dusky evening sky balances the artificial streetlights) it was a bit of a rush to get enough material. However the performances were very colourful and the Square was crowded. As well as getting all the performances, Ganesh and the general festivities, I also had to follow Deputy Major Richard Barnes around as he met the sponsors. Photos for the sponsors are integral to any event, are usually difficult to fit in and set up and the most mundane to take but the important thing is to be efficient and organised.
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