Tamil New Year celebrations marked by traditional folk performances |21 April 2026

Tamil New Year celebrations marked by traditional folk performances

By Sunny Esparon 

This year, in celebration of the Tamil New Year which was on April 14, the Seychelles Hindu Kovil Sangam hosted a slew of vibrant performances as part of their final two-day celebration, where a group of traditional folk artists from India performed a cultural programme for the larger Seychellois public.

The two-hour event took place yesterday evening at the car park opposite the Sri Navasakthi Vinyagar Aalayam (Hindu Temple) and was attended by the Mayor of Victoria, Josy Michaud-Payet, as well as the general Tamil community and a few Seychellois passersby.

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