Monday, October 27, 2008

Celebrating Diwali away from India...

The nearest thing she could compare it to, aesthetically, was Christmas because of its theme of darkness being dispersed by light.

It’s called Diwali, but if you’re not a Hindu or of Indian descent, it probably won’t mean a thing to you, unless you live in Sharon, in which case by now you might even know its music.

That’s what Sunita Sanan, this year’s president of the Indian American Association of Sharon, was hoping to encourage in overseeing Saturday night’s 26th annual celebration of this holiday that will be officially celebrated in her homeland tomorrow.

“All of India will look like Christmas over here,” she said. “Businessmen will close their accounts to begin a new year, and diyas (small lamps) will be shining everywhere.”

They call it the festival of lights. More...

See also:

  1. India: Hindus on the rampage against Christians: convert or we'll kill you...
  2. The Tamil Hindu community's Thaipusam festival...
  3. Shortage of Hindu priests: hindu women taking up the challenge...
  4. Indian monkey god, Hanuman, sent to Obama...
  5. Mallika Sherawat's dress has caused "mental agony" to the people of Tamil Nadu!!

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