Northampton Virtual Diwali Parade 2020

As a bit of background for the 2020 virtual parade video - It includes a small segment that pays homage to the Diwali story; and, in order to provide a tangible link to Northampton, as well as celebrate the IHWO 20th Anniversary, we have intercut the new footage on the video with some we filmed at previous Diwalis. The overall effect is to celebrate the puppets we have created over the years (including Lakshmi who is new for this year) and showcase the unique Northampton Diwali experience.
This video includes our pedal-powered 'bicycle' puppets (Harminder the elephant and Shanti the garuda bird), and 6 walking Hindu deity puppets (Rama, Sita, Ravana, Ganesh, Hanuman ji, and Lakshmi) - all of which have been commissioned over the last 6 years by the Indian Hindu Welfare Organisation (Northampton).