{"id":9526,"date":"2025-10-22T12:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:59:48","slug":"photos-from-cuny-sps-diwali-festival-of-lights-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/photos-from-cuny-sps-diwali-festival-of-lights-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos from CUNY SPS Diwali Festival of Lights Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first Diwali celebration hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sasu_cunysps\/\">South Asian Student Union<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/sps.cuny.edu\/student-services\/student-life\/student-clubs-and-organizations\">CUNY SPS<\/a> was held on October 9, 2025, bringing students together to honor the Festival of Lights and its cultural significance. The event highlighted the meaning of Diwali and its traditions through a presentation. Attendees enjoyed food, games, and complimentary henna designs created by an SPS student.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"3 people are sitting around a rectangle table. on person is standing at the head off the table giving a presentation about Diwali\" class=\"wp-image-9529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-1870x1247.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-038-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Sangeetha Sasikumar, Co-President of SASU and MS in Data Science student, gave a presentation on the significance of Diwali.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"a woman doing a henna design on a hand\" class=\"wp-image-9530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-1870x1247.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-007-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">CUNY SPS BS in Business student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hennamotifsnyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bahja Mohmmed<\/a> is a henna artist. She crafted special designs for the attendees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-1870x1247.jpg 1870w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-013-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Two SPS students showed off their new henna designs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/diwali-4-people-group-photo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/diwali-4-people-group-photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">South Asian Student Union Members and a guest posed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-052-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-052-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/the-kiosk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2025\/10\/CUNY_Diwali-081-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, 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