New Zealand Stamp 2021 Shubh Diwali S/S

Diwali is the most celebrated Hindu festival in New Zealand. It is known as the ‘festival of lights’, and symbolises the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and hope over despair. For some, it is the end of the harvest season and the start of a new year. Featured here is a Rangoli decoration, and each the four stamps represents one of the ways in which Diwali is celebrated.