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Capital to celebrate Deepavali on Dec 10, under Unesco aegis
Hindustan Times Gurugram
|December 05, 2025
The Centre has asked the Delhi government to organise citywide celebrations across major monuments on December 10 to mark “Deepavali” by lighting diyas, and hosting activities synonymous with the festival such as rangoli displays during the 20th Session of the Unesco Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (IGC20COM).
The global meeting, scheduled from December 7 to 13 at the Red Fort, will be hosted in the Capital for the first time.
In a letter to chief minister Rekha Gupta on December 1, Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said India, now serving its fourth term (2022-2026) on the committee, will welcome over 1,000 delegates from more than 180 countries, including Unesco officials, NGOs, experts and heritage practitioners.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.
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