While thousands of Guyanese decorated their homes with lights and diyas on Tuesday night in observance of the 2015 Diwali celebration, others who disagreed with the date celebrated last evening.
Homes in and around Georgetown and on the Corentyne were adorned last night with glowing lights while others used the traditional diyas which they aligned in various designs around their yards and houses.
The ubiquitous fireworks were also present. For the first time in recent decades there was a feud between Hindu organisations over the date for Diwali. Arguably the largest Hindu organisation in the country, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) declared the date to be November 11th. This date was