On November 7, 2010, HSS volunteers conducted first ever sangh event in Michigan Tech, by celebrating Indian festival of Diwali. ![](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjUxMiIgd2lkdGg9IjUxMiIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiLz4=)
The event was titled “Diwali Prabhat”. Nearly 70 students and faculty members attend the program. The program began at 8.00pm with “Laxmi Pooja” and iteration of “Sri-Sookta”, followed by “Sarawati- Vandana”. Among other things, HSS’s volunteers also conducted classical musical program and poem reading session. The program concluded by a message from Nikhil Ajotikar explaining the goals and objective of HSS.