Deepavali, also known as the ‘Festival of Lights’, is a celebration of light over
darkness, and literally, it is never complete without the grand light up of Little
India. This Year, LISHA will keep up to the general public’s expectations and
tourists by having the streetlights on for 64 days. It will be inaugurated by the
President of Singapore, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, at Serangoon Road,
followed by a spectacular street parade called ‘UTSAVAM’ by twenty (approx.)
associations. The public can expect decorative lights to brighten the streets of
Little India, covering a 2 KM stretch of Serangoon Road. The light-up would
start at 7 pm and last till midnight daily. The main Light Up motif is located near
Campbell Lane, and it features designs about “Deepavali, Festival of Lights.”
This will increase footfall to the shops in Little India and attract tourists to the
precinct to admire the lights.