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The Panorama India Organizations presented the India Day Parade, the cultural vendors and shows in downtown Toronto at the Yonge-Dundas Square. Visitors had another opportunity to experience South Asian culture, but specifically to India.
According to a
report from Statistics Canada in 2008, there are approximately 713,000 Indo-Canadians with a majority of them living in Toronto and Vancouver. Two years later, that number
grew to more than 1.2 million. The population in Canada is mostly Sikh and Hindu.
Curry sauce, samosas, herbs and spices: these are some of the traditional ingredients to Indian cuisine, which was apparent at the India Day festival in downtown Toronto, which was preceded by an India Day Parade.
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Indian ladies making mango juice.
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People in the large line waiting for the corn.
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For nearly ten hours on Saturday, visitors who went to the Indian festival were able to witness Indian culture in all its forms and glory, including business, arts, cuisine and other general cultural attributes from different regions of India.
“The Indo-Canadian population in Ontario is large, prosperous, and vibrant, consisting of various regional groups, each with its own arts, culture, and language,” states the organization’s
website. “Panorama India is proud to bridge both Indian and Canadian cultures. It celebrates three main events throughout the year, the Republic Day of India, India’s Independence Day, and Canada Day.”
The annual event has more than 20,000 visitors each year.
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Performance of Indian dance and music at the India Day festival.
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Performance of Indian dance and music at the India Day festival.
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