Diwali 2026

Diwali Cultural Night 2026 - Horseshoe Pavilion, Midland, TX Cultural Program and Festive Dinner: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro & Welcome 03:52 Masters of Ceremony 09:45 Lighting of the Lamp 18:15 Indian Orchestra Strings Instrumental 23:02 Invocation Dance 31:56 Message from HAWT 38:16 Honoring Chief Guest: Cal Hendrick, Mayor of Odessa 48:29 Presentation of Community Outreach Donation 49:27 National Anthem 53:18 Tiny Twirlers 58:29 Twinkle Toes 1:02:43 Light Warriors 1:07:38 Desi Divas 1:13:05 Desi Rhythms 1:18:49 Beat Busters 1:24:27 Permian 2.0 1:31:01 Desi Dhamakas 1:36:36 Diwali Dhamakas 1:41:51 Rhythms of India 1:48:14 Mayukha - Dancing Peacocks 1:53:05 The Cluckers 1:58:57 Fantastic Four 2:03:43 Haryana Hurricanes 2:07:31 Masti Boyz 2:12:34 Chamak Chicks (partial recording) 2:13:20 Tribute to Manisha Desai 2:35:00 Indian National Anthem - Orchestra Group (audio segment) ======================================== FULL PROGRAM DETAILS & PERFORMERS LIST ======================================== WELCOME ADDRESS & INTRODUCING MASTERS OF CEREMONY: Bhavika Bhakta, Bhumika Bhakta, Srikala Meda, Varuna Nargunan, Reema Patel, Cultural Committee, HAWT MASTERS OF CEREMONY: Amar Bhakta, Krishna Bhakta, Samhitha Borra, Shwetha Jayakumar, Mahi Patel LIGHTING OF LAMP: Jyoti & Rajanikant Pandya, Trustee HAWT INDIAN ORCHESTRA STRINGS INSTRUMENTAL: Directors: Mr. Lowell Hohstadt & Mrs. Katherine Hohstadt Accompanist: Cassandra Pruessner On Viola: Nishka Chennamaneni, Niyum Prasad, Rohan Nagalla, Diya Reddy, Krish Patel On Violin: Shaurya Borra, Daiwik Reddy, Nainika Enuganti, Saanvi Sajja, Arjun Mekala, Arman Saravanan, Aashritha Sri Mukkera, Sahana Saravanan, Sahana Somireddy INVOCATION DANCE: Choreographer: Madhu Manjunath Performers: Keerthana Bere & Diya Reddy MESSAGE FROM HAWT: Anand Cholia, Chairman HAWT HONORING CHIEF GUEST OF THE EVENING: Cal Hendrick, Mayor of Odessa PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH DONATION: Lieutenant Mike Wilson representing Midland Police Dept., Midland, TX Presented by: Sujani & Jayaram Naidu (Trustees, HAWT) NATIONAL ANTHEM: Performer: Aarya Jha TINY TWIRLERS: Choreographers: Jayanthi Sivakumar & Mounika Yadlapalli Performers: Nyra Achalla, Mayukha Addanki, Adhira Borra, Aira Saidipalli, Vedha Yenigella TWINKLE TOES: Choreographers: Pratyusha Parava & Shwetha Jangangari Performers: Nyra Bhakta, Agastya Borra, Emma Gupta Sharvin, Anshu Mekala, Advik Rao, Aarav Sharma, Somireddy, Aarna Vuppala LIGHT WARRIORS: Choreographers: Reshmi Adupa & Manasa Garla Performers: Pranav Bakkamanthala, Advaith Reddy Enukonda, Amey Ram Garla, Amogh Prem Garla, Atharv Raam Soma, Yuvan Yenigella DESI DIVAS: Choreographers: Deepika Devalla & Misha Chhabra Performers: Aisha Chhabra, Shreeda Gadiraju, Shreya Pillari, Krisha Shelat, Dhvija Shukla, Nitya Thakur DESI RHYTHMS: Choreographer: Bhakti Rahul | Coordinator: Pratibha Enuganti Performers: Chaithra Bakkamanthala, Ariana Borra, Aishwarya Sai Chakrala, Nainika Enuganti, Tanvi Enukonda, Vinamya Gangireddy, Aadhya Polu, Anwitha Polu BEAT BUSTERS: Choreographers: Gayatri Patel & Divya Gandra Performers: Jai Achalla, Ashnik Chennamaneni, Nivin Dronavali, Ashwin Ganti, Niam Gutta, Vithesh Jayakumar, Kaydin Patel, Vihaan Patel, Dhwij Singh, Suryakartikeya Soma PERMIAN 2.0: Choreographer: Armugam Mekala Performers: Gowtham Dronavali, Subramanya Shyam Ganti, Armugam Mekala, Narender Perugula, Bhanu Soma DESI DHAMAKAS: Choreographers: Mamta Bhakta & Ruhi Ansari Performers: Ayra Ansari, Anshi Bhakta, Juhi Bhakta, Manav Bhakta, Arjun Mekala, Ishan Patel, Jiya Patel, Ryen Patel, Krisha Shukla, Arnav Thakur DIWALI DHAMAKAS: Choreographer: Kalindi Kapadia | Coordinator: Pratyusha Parava Performers: Shaurya Borra, Hitesh Sai Golla, Apaar Gutta, Shreyas Potluri, Niyum Prasad, Samanyu Vuppala RHYTHMS OF INDIA: Choreographer: Hinate Zaveri | Coordinators: Shwetha Jangangari & Harika Thummala Performers: Nishka Chennamaneni, Zoey Kumar, Meera Mishra, Saanvi Sajja, Rajlakshmi Sinha, Sahana Somireddy MAYUKHA - DANCING PEACOCKS: Choreographer: Srikala Meda Performers: Riya Bommisetty, Sarayu Borra, Medha Dronavali, Nithya Konda, Prakhya Perugula, Rikitha Rajaprakash THE CLUCKERS: Choreographer: Sathya Shankar & Rohith Saravanan Performers: Eva Jha, Aadith Prashanth, Sahana Saravanan, Sameera Thanu FANTASTIC FOUR: Choreographer: Sreedevi Godey Performers: Abhinav Bere, Sanjith Konda, Rohan Nagalla, Aayush Upadhya HARYANA HURRICANES: Choreographer: Alka Kumar Performers: Keerthana Bere, Zeah Kumar, Yashvi Patel, Diya Reddy MASTI BOYZ: Choreographer: Mamta Bhakta Performers: Arhaan Ansari, Amar Bhakta, Rohan Bhakta, Eeshan Bommisetty, Krish Patel, Vansh Patel, Daiwik Reddy CHAMAK CHICKS: Choreographer: Reema Patel Performers: Krishna Bhakta, Samhitha Borra, Shwetha Jayakumar, Mahi Patel TRIBUTE TO MANISHA DESAI INDIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM