{"id":1343,"date":"2026-11-07T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2026-11-07T12:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:19:33","slug":"australian-pm-anthony-albanese-celebrates-tihar-wears-dhaka-topi-at-sydney-nepal-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1343","title":{"rendered":"Australian PM Anthony Albanese Celebrates Tihar, Wears Dhaka Topi at Sydney Nepal Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SYDNEY \u2014 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined members of the Nepalese diaspora on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Tumbalong Park in Sydney\u2019s Darling Harbour to celebrate Tihar at the flagship Nepal Festival Sydney 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nepal-festivalpm-edited-1024x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nepal-festivalpm-edited-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nepal-festivalpm-edited-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nepal-festivalpm-edited-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nepal-festivalpm-edited.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adorned in a traditional Nepali <em>Dhaka topi<\/em>, Albanese addressed the crowd and commended the vibrant cultural and social contributions of the Nepalese community to Australia\u2019s multicultural society.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking to social media to share highlights from the celebration, the Prime Minister wrote: <em>&#8220;Wonderful to celebrate Tihar with our Nepalese community in Sydney today. 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