MORE than 500 Nepalese people celebrated a traditional festival at the weekend.
Maidstone Nepalese Community hosted the festival of Dashain, 2065, at Maidstone Leisure Centre, Mote Park, on Friday night.
The festival celebrates the triumph of good against evil and the event at Mote Hall included displays by dancers like the group above.
The community's new logo was also revealed. It shows a pigeon, the symbol of Nepal, next to the Kent Invicta horse, Mount Everest and the Medway.
Dinesh Khadka, spokesman for the community, said: "This comes at the end of an amazing week, where retired Gurkhas won their court action and a Gurkha statue was unveiled.
"We counted 565 people through the doors tonight, which is amazing."
Sourced: Kent Messenger Friday 10 October 2008
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