Desain is a 15 day festival that peaks on the 10th day (kind of like our Christmas day). It is a time for families to gather and relatives to come visit. It is a day of singing, presents, and food.
As you can imagine, being away from home for the holidays can be sad and depressing. Every year the local Nepali community (nearly one hundred strong and ninety percent students) sponsors a Desain celebration at the local Indian restaurant. The tickets say the event starts at 9:30. Past experience has taught me not to show up before 11pm. The program really didn't start before 11:30pm this Saturday.
The local event attracts many of the local Nepalis. It is a great time to catch up with many of my friends who I have lost contact with or who I don't see very often because of their work/school schedule.
Here are some pictures.
Srijan and Me
Pavan, Sabina, and their child.
the program
Sagar and me
Mridul and me
Roshan and me
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