'It is obviously not the same as Nepal!': Dashain in Australia

Melbourne has concluded the annual Dashain festival with a one-day long cultural program organised at Sri Durga Temple located in the western suburb of Deanside. Attendees spoke to SBS Nepali about their experience of celebrating annual festivals like Dashain and Tihar away from their home country, Nepal.

Attendees at a cultural festival at Sri Durga Temple in Deanside, Victoria. Credit: SBS Nepali / Dinita Rishal