1. Harrow Museum is running a series of workshops until 3rd November, making Indian puppets and Diwali decorations.
2. The Museum in Docklands offers storytelling until 30th October as well as hosting the Sacred Thames exhibition.
3. Explore the permanent Asian Galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum which includes an exploration of the development of Indian religions and Hindu objects stretching back many thousands of years.
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4. Sacred Thames is a mini exhibition running at three venues across London, showing Hindu deities and other artefacts pulled from the mud of the Thames by "mudlarks" or people who search the Thames for treasure. The objects have been obtained by the Museum of London who, after consulting with the Hindu community have restored them and put them on display.
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5. Visit Southall and see the preparations for Diwali in an area often called Little India. (London Walks offer a tour roughly once a month led by writer and chef Monisha Bharadwaj).
6. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the Hindu Temple at Neasden will be, as always, holding elaborate Diwali celebrations. But you can also visit their Understanding Hinduism exhibition and learn about the history and beliefs of the world's oldest major religion, as well as innovations and discoveries by Hindu inventors.
7. On November 20th you can come and handle some of the Hindu objects at the Museum of London with community archeologist Faye Simpson.
8. Finally, if you're Asian, live in Harrow and would like to become part of recorded history yourself, you could join in with Harrow Museum's oral history project.
