Small festive do sparks great joy

(From left) Salvarani, Jaya, Jayanti, Alagesan, Mariadas and Ramachandran lighting the kuthuvilaku traditional lamp before the start of the Deepavali celebration. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THRILLS and squeals filled the air the moment Peace Children Care Centre administrator Gan Jian Kai started opening a box of sparklers and fireworks for the children to play after their Deepavali dinner at the centre in Penang.

Among the 14 children was R. Tharun Kumar, six, who was celebrating his first Deepavali.