TRADITIONAL WELCOME: Musicians blowing the ‘natheswaram’ to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the Bazaar Deepavali in Brickfields, October 23, 2008. Najib, who was accompanied by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, launched the bazaar in conjunction with the Deepavali celebrations. GLENN GUAN / The Star