Tamils from across the country flocked to Darfield to celebrate the second anniversary of a cultural Sunday school in the village.
South Yorkshire Tamil School has held classes at the Illsley Road community centre for two years and visitors came from as far as Newcastle to celebrate the milestone on Sunday.
Tamils are a mostly Hindu ethnic group from southern India and northern Sri Lanka and, according to the 2011 census, 0.1 per cent of Darfield's population speaks the Tamil language.
But Darfield Sub-Post Master Muraleetharan (Muralee) Panchanathan said the idea behind the school was to ensure his and other community members' children, who were born in this country, remember who they are.
To this end, it teaches Tamil reading and writing, traditional dance, Karnatic music and mathematics, much of which was on display on Sunday.
The school was originally held in Rotherham but a second school was set up in Darfield to allow easier access for Tamils in Barnsley and Doncaster. And, with 34 students, its numbers are swelling.
Darfield Coun Brian Key, who spoke at the event, said: "The food was beautiful and there was some wonderful dancing and poetry with presentations and prizes. It was wonderful."
