THE 15th year of the Zee London Mela, the capital's second biggest community event and Europe’s biggest festival of South Asian culture, featured a return to its original home in Gunnersbury Park.

It was a feast of music, dance, performance, food and family fun, featuring some of the world’s biggest and best South Asian artists.

More than 26,000 people saw performances from the likes of Desi Crew alongside Team B, who set the crowd alight with their blend of production and dance, British-Indian rapper Hard Kaur, contemporary Bhangra superstar Miss Pooja, India’s premier exponents of political ska, The Ska Vengers, and the godfathers of cross-genre British-Indian experimentation, Asian Dub Foundation.

They were joined on the mainstage by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who introduced Hard Kaur’s set.

He said: “it’s events like this, taking place in all corners of the city, that showcase London at its diverse, lively and open best.”

A total of 40 performances took place, spread among four stages.

Zee London Mela Artistic Director Ajay Chhabra said: “Our 15th anniversary festival has been our best yet. The range of artists across four brilliantly distinctive stages (and our Magic Mela family area) has transformed the Mela into a unique festival celebrating the very best of what London has to offer.”