Sydney Opera House to turn gold

The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated in gold for a night to mark the Hindu Festival of Lights.

The Sydney Opera House is about to turn gold to celebrate Diwali, the Hindi Festival of Lights.

NSW Premier Mike Baird will attend a traditional Hindu ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Friday night before the Opera House changes colour - but only for a night.

Diwali, which celebrates the conquest of light over darkness and truth over ignorance, is celebrated all over the world; it falls on October 30.


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