Diwali 2024: Light and colour come to Trafalgar Square event

The Trafalgar Square event is organised by the Diwali in London Committee and the mayor of London, and is held every year.

Volunteer Harj Sethi, from Diwali in London, spent the day running a stall where people could learn how to tie turbans.

“For many years we had the sari stand and they were tying saris and the guys were just standing around thinking, ‘what do we do?’ and we said well you know what, we’ll start tying turbans,” he said.

“Different styles have different skills, different folds and different types of materials.”

He encouraged people at the event to try one out, saying the concept of a turban was “universal”.

“Kings in Africa… are wearing them, her late majesty Queen Elizabeth – she had worn a turban, the Sikhs – we wear turbans, people in the Middle East.”