01_Singh's_Sun15_01.jpg- Raw bamboo is delivered to the Singh's home.

01_Singh's_Sun15_03.jpg- Young Shakeel Singh watches Derek and Gerald Singh shape hoops and join them to the assembly.

01_Singh's_Sun15_12.jpg- Young Shakeel Singh holds a shaft of split bamboo in place while Derek and Gerald Singh shape hoops and join them to the assembly.

01_Singh's_Sun15_17.jpg- Young Shakeel Singh holds a shaft of split bamboo in place as the event’s showpiece, Derek’s blimp, begins to take shape.

01_Singh's_Sun15_26.jpg- Sean Singh splits bamboo under the watchful eye of his father Bheem

01_Singh's_Sun15_19.jpg- Brothers Derek and Gerald Singh shape bamboo hoops for the blimp effigy.

01_Singh's_Sun15_35.jpg- Bheem Singh great joy was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whose presence he encouraged in the Divali preparations.

01_Singh's_Sun15_37.jpg- Much of the early work involves splitting lengths of bamboo accurately.

02_Singh's_Mon16_04.jpg- As night falls, Derek Singh’s work is illuminated by overhead lamps and the lights of passing cars.

03_Singh's_Fri20_04.jpg- Cepep workers work on a cart in a contribution to the project. A local Cepep office is just two blocks away from the Singh home.

03_Singh's_Fri20_07.jpg- The other great labour of the Divali celebration is the massive cooking that takes place as the Singhs welcome friends, neighbours and strangers to their home. Many volunteers contribute to the preparation of food for this aspect of the celebration.

03_Singh's_Fri20_10.jpg- "Bodi"

03_Singh's_Fri20_12.jpg- Cepep workers work on a cart in a contribution to the project. A local Cepep office is just two blocks away from the Singh home.

03_Singh's_Fri20_13.jpg- The other great labour of the Divali celebration is the massive cooking that takes place as the Singhs welcome friends, neighbours and strangers to their home. Many volunteers contribute to the preparation of food for this aspect of the celebration. Friends and extended family prepare pumpkin.

03_Singh's_Fri20_17.jpg- Cheryl Boodoo prepares spinach leaves

03_Singh's_Fri20_20.jpg- Asha Maharaj, Kabrina Rahim and Sarana Singh prepare mounds of bodi.

03_Singh's_Fri20_23.jpg- Marjorie Singh prepares bodi in the family's kitchen.

03_Singh's_Fri20_31.jpg- On the night before Divali celebrations, work continues late as the bamboo structures take shape.

03_Singh's_Fri20_32.jpg- On the night before Divali celebrations, work continues late as the bamboo structures take shape.

03_Singh's_Fri20_35.jpg- On the night before Divali celebrations, work continues late as the bamboo structures take shape.

03_Singh's_Thu19_02.jpg- Bheem Singh's presence was a constant throughout the work on the project.

03_Singh's_Thu19_10.jpg- A cannon takes shape as the work slowly begins to spill into the road in front of the family's house.

03_Singh's_Thu19_13.jpg- Bheem Singh's presence was a constant throughout the work on the project.

03_Singh's_Thu19_18.jpg- The driveway leading to the Singh’s home is washed by Sean Singh as it is prepared to become the extended kitchen.

04_Singh's_Sat21_05.jpg- Matriarch Marjorie and daughter Marcia package traditional sweets.

04_Singh's_Sat21_07.jpg- On the small pot in the family kitchen, bodi and vegetables simmer.

04_Singh's_Sat21_14.jpg- In the big pots in the driveway to the family's home more food is prepared. Here Carl Cassie stirs the pot with a wooden ladle.

04_Singh's_Sat21_22.jpg- Cheryl Boodoo, assisted by Carl Cassie, checks the progress of the channa pot.

04_Singh's_Sat21_27.jpg- Coconut oil will be bottled off to fill the hundreds of deyas that will be attached to the bamboo structures.

04_Singh's_Sat21_29.jpg- The deyas are soaked in water before being mounted on the bamboo structures.

04_Singh's_Sat21_32.jpg- Bheem Singh leads his family in offering prayers to Mother Lakshmi as the evening darkens into Divali night.

04_Singh's_Sat21_36.jpg- Marjorie Singh offers prayers to Mother Lakshmi as the evening darkens into Divali night.

04_Singh's_Sat21_43.jpg- Marcia Singh offers prayers to Mother Lakshmi as the evening darkens into Divali night.

04_Singh's_Sat21_45.jpg- Bheem Singh at centre, with his son Sean at right, leads the lighting of deyas as night falls.

04_Singh's_Sat21_57.jpg- An altar prepared in honour of Mother Lakshmi.

04_Singh's_Sat21_59.jpg- Gerald Singh lights deyas at his family's Divali celebrations.

04_Singh's_Sat21_69.jpg- Visitors, friends and family light deyas at the Singh's Divali celebration.

04_Singh's_Sat21_71.jpg- Gerald Singh lights deyas at his family's Divali celebrations.

04_Singh's_Sat21_76.jpg- Visitors, friends and family light deyas at the Singh's Divali celebration.

04_Singh's_Sat21_80.jpg- Food is served at tables setup along the narrow driveway to the Singh family home.

04_Singh's_Sat21_91.jpg- Visitors, friends and family light deyas at the Singh's Divali celebration.