The brainchild of Anil Relan at Bombay Films, Detroit’s first Diwali Mela has been embraced by the local Indian population as a way to celebrate the biggest Indian holiday together as one community. Diwali (Festival of Lights) is a celebration of South Asian Indian culture and where the Indian people, specifically, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Jains celebrate victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.