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'LB 5 I i DIVALI CONTINUED FROM PAGE IB Ti NEWS OBSEITER SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 2005 0 0 i II 1- a I I I 5 Hillsborough thrift store Harmony PHngie of Ef land said she became interested in Indian culture after watching Bollywood movies with her parents Pringle began taking classes in traditional Indian dance where she and a much younger girl were the only two who weren't of Indian descent She has performed at the festival two previous years She introduced her friends to the Bollywood movies "Once you see one of them you can't say no to the rest of them" Kee li Erb of Hillsborough said On the lawn a group of mostly Indian teenagers in turquoise punjabi suits and red and gold veils were surrounded by their sari-clad mothers busily adding final touches to the girls' makeup Roshni Desai and Archita Golwala both 15 and students at Raleigh's Enloe High School have been studying Indian dance since they were 5 Both are American-born daughters of Indian parents They were performing a traditional ptuljabi dance "but we mix in a lot of modem stuff" Roshni said Ornate gold earrings bounced at her cheeks as she spoke The girls said dance provides time with their friends and has made them more curious about their culture And Roshni added before being whisked away for more blush they love the costumes Staff writer Lisa Hoppenjans can be reached at 932-2014 or lisahoppenjansgnewsobservercom Cecilia Puja DhaU 13 left and Dhanya Sandeep perform an ancient Indian spiritual dance during the Diwali festival at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre STAFF PHOTO BY SHER STONEMAN Ophella has builders swamped with work ent places right now" Balancing regular jobs with hurricane repairs will be a challenge Bissette has a host of repair jobs and his firm is committed to preparations for a tall ship extravaganza planned for next summer in Beaufort Even companies that do nothing but fix Ophelia's damage will be busy for a long while Noe said "It is way more damage than all the contractors can do in a short time It's going to take months and months to rebuild" Every Sunday in The News Observer Intoday's Channels you'll find: Time Warner Cable Wake Tech Community College )24tfilti 04 113(0 ti 11 ti at 1 1 Going to the State Fair? 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