Today, it is Diwali in India. Not many people know much about this holiday here in the West, perhaps particularly in the United States. However, it certainly seemed worth posting about the Hindu holiday known as Diwali, which is a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness, and of enlightenment over ignorance.
Like Channukah for Jews, Diwali is a festival of lights for Hindus. Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is honored, as are the legends of Ganesh, Rama and Sita.
In celebration, people will decorate their homes and public spaces with lights and color, and fireworks normally are set off at night for the celebrations.
I was personally unfamiliar with this tradition, but found the following link useful and informative. Hopefully, if you are also unfamiliar, you might find this link useful, too:
Diwali 2015: The festival of lights, in pictures published in The Telegraph, 11 November 2015
Hindus celebrate the 'festival of lights' this week, with Diwali Day on November 11. We take a look at the best pictures of the celebrations around the world.
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