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Trinidad has a big Indian community. Large numbers of Indians were brought in as indentured labourers after the abolition of slavery. They now make a significant minority of the population and wield considerable economic and political power. Divali, the Festival of Light, takes place each year and Leonie went on a tour to join in the celebrations while Jeremy was back in the UK. All photos by Todd Fulks.

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	Jesse James, our lovely taxi driver who looks after cruisers in Trinidad organises many trips. For Divali he took over 100 cruisers to his home village to see the celebrations.
	In the temple even the Gods are festooned with lights.
	The colours were magical
	Two young girls gave a performance of traditional Indian dancing
	They had wonderful grace and elegance, and had clearly put much practice into their skill.
	Jesse organised a feast for the cruising guests - quite a job feeding over 100 people.
	Food was served on banana leaves - saves on the washing up!
	And washing-up bowls made handy dishes to serve from.
	The whole village was lit by thousands of little candles. Each house goes to enormous trouble to create beautiful displays in their front garden.
	One person had even created an amazing waterwheel - clearly the village champion.

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