Celebrating Deepavali, the festival of lights, at the Ceylon Sports Club in Singapore on Sunday, 18th November 2012, Sri Lanka High Commissioner for Singapore Ferial Ashraff stated that "as human beings, the true conflict between good and evil lies within us and that is where we should light the brightest of lamps so that they may shine forever and never go out" .
“A simple cup of tea not only is delicious but is food to one’s soul. The 400 year age old Tea Ceremony is not only tradition to the Japanese but an art form, a meditation, and most importantly a symbol of peace and goo ...
Consul General for Sri Lanka in Sydney Bandula Jayasekara,called on the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie R Bashir at the Government House in Sydney on Wednesday 21 November 2012. Jayasekara assumed duties as the Consul General on 15 November.
Over 130 members of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora and other Sri Lankan community members living in the United Kingdom participated at the Deepavali celebration organised by the Sri Lanka High Commission in London on 16th November 2012.
An event to celebrate the Deepavali Festival was organized by the Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa and, the Consulate General on 18th November 2012 at the Don Bosco Auditorium in Toronto.
The exhibition shared the experiences of a group of six Chinese tourists during their visit to Sri Lanka. The group included Yanhua Ma, CEO of Annie Crystals Gallery, Yao Zhen, Shi Xiangqun, Lu Yan, Xiao Aoshuang and Zhou Damin. The exhibition which was originally planned 13 days from 18th October, was extended by popular demand until 30th November 2012.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kuwait celebrated the Festival of Lights “Deepavali” on 16th Friday, November 2012 along with the members of Tamil Community as well as members from other communities. Sri Lanka Ambassador C A H M Wijeratne welcoming the guests stressed the importance of Deepavali and stated that such celebrations create much needed harmony in the Sri Lankan Community living in Kuwait. Traditional sweetmeats associated with Deepavali were distributed among the participants at the event.
