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5:30MusicSahaj Sangeet

Sahaj Sangeet (pronounced Sa-Haaj San-Geet), meaning spontaneous music are a group of musicians from various backgrounds and cultures

5:45Introduction MC Mrs.Prabha Sriram and Mr.Sudarsanan Nesamony

5:50LightingLighting of Lamps by Guests

6:00InvocationInvocatory Bharatanatyam Dance Mallari followed by Gajavadhana in praise of Lord Ganesha, composed by Papanasam Sivan

Choreographer Mrs Sriranjani Chandramouli; Performer Ms Asha Ramanathan

School Kala Saadhanalaya, Chennai (Guru Mrs Revathi Ramachandran)

6:10Nrithya AnjaliAn invocatory dance, Choreographed by Mrs.Chitra Yogi Srikhanta. Vinayagar Anjali : This item is in praise of Lord Ganesha,the giver of wisdom and theremover of all obstacles and the one who dances with tremendous grace.

Murugan Kavithuvam : This item is in praise of Lord Murugan who rides on a beautiful peacock and blesses his devotees.

Performed by: Asara Wijeratne

6:20Welcome Welcome by Mr.Ron Pillay, President, Tamil Association (QLD) Inc

6:25DanceClassical dance Ambaal Keerthanam

This song praises Sri Chakra Raja Simhasaneshwari, the mother goddess. It is composed by Agastyar. Ragam: Ragamalika, Thalam: Aadi.

Choreographed and performed by Mrs.Mayuri Thangarajah

6:35SpeechSpeech by Mr.Ram Mohan

6:40Deepavali Wishes Deepavali Wishes by Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, Brisbane City Council

6:45Tamil Movie SongsKaraoke by Roshini SriramOvvoru Pookalume solo song from the movie titled Autograph

6.55Deepavali WishesDeepavali Wishes by Lord Mayor Paul Pisasale, Ipswich City Council

7:00DanceTamil Kalakkal Dance

A mixture of top hit tamil songs with an emphasis on percussion.

The programme is organised by Mrs.Swapna Rajarajan and Mr. Rajarajan Thennavan

Performed by Swetha Gnanasambandan, Ayngaran Rajmokan, Megha Subbaraman, Anis Ansar Ahamed, Vijay Ayyappann, Arun Sriram, Nauin Sivasankaran

7:10Deepavali WishesDavina Bambrick, General Manager, Invocare Corporation

7:15DanceContemporary Classical Dance

A fusion of contemporary and classical indian dance choreographed to the beats of entharo mahanu bhavalu and tandav instrumental music.Performed by Navaneetha Umakanth, Rashmi Praveen Pillai, Prathiba Vijay

7:25DanceJal Tarang

A dance drama, by Nadana Dance Theatre, incorporating both bharatanatyam and folk dance movements to raise awareness on one of the world's most precious resources: water.

Choreographed by Mrs.Bindu Rajendren

Performed by Bhadra Rajendren and Bindu Rajendren

7:35Deepavali WishesCr. Angela Owen-Taylor, Parkinson ward

7:40DanceRural Rythms

This dance by Mithralaya exudes ethnic roots and traditional values of South India.

This dance is choreographed by Mrs.Deepa Gokul of Mithralaya.

Performed by Haran Anandakumar, Harsheeni M Parasuraman, Havish Gnanasambandan, Kaaviyan Palanithevar, Kathiresh Natarajan, Lakhsheeny M Parasuraman, Megha Subbaraman, Mirduvikaa Gokul, Parvathi Sinoj Nair, Sakthevelan Mohanasundaram, Sathesh kumar Sekar, Shreenithyaa Narayanan, Swetha Sureshbabu, Thulasitha Boopathi, Varsha Vijai, Vijay Hari, Vijayapriya Palanithevar, Viwin Nithyanand

7:50DanceGuests Dance

7:55 8:407:55 8:40DINNER BREAK

8:40ShowFashion Show sponsored by

8:50DanceChinmaya Yuva Kendras Diwali Dance off

The youth wing of the Chinmaya Mission in Brisbane present to you a typical dance-off with the boys versing the girls; an energetic and happy dance drama sure to entertain.

Perfromed by Simran Shah, Prajna Vidyasagar, Swetha Gnansambandan, Prisha Narang, Mahitha Ramakrishna, Swapnil Patil, Vinayak Khoje, Vijay Narang, Pratik Keskar, Nisarg Vasa, Aditya Suresh

9:00Tamil Movie SongsTamil Film Song Duets by Kavita Prakash and Pavthrun Pathmanathan

9:10Deepavali WishesState Director, Singapore Airlines

9:15Raffle DrawRaffle Draw and Prizes by Mr. Ram Mohan

9:30DanceBhangra Dance

Bhangra dance is based on music from a dhol, folk singing, and the chimta; its a

folk dance conducted by Punjabis to celebrate the harvest.

Performed by Bavan Singh Atwal, Tanvir Singh Heir, Darshan Singh, Karan Singh

9:40Vote of ThanksVote of Thanks by Mr.Mark Govender

9:45Grand FinaleBollywood Explosion

Experience the rich and lively culture of India through this last dance which encapsulates happy energy to refreshing beats.Dance choreographed by Dr.Sujata Guha

Performed by Tulika Guha, Prajna Vidyasagar, Swetha Gnanasambandar, Devi Hari, Harini Thiyagarajan, Anuthra Subramaniam, Sujata Guha, Megha Subbaraman, Swapna Rajarajan

10:00DancePop-up Dances