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Diwali: Countdown To The Festival Of Lights (PHOTOS, POLL)

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First Posted: 10-16-09 04:31 PM   |   Updated: 10-16-09 05:04 PM

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India is preparing for Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, an important festival for Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism.

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In this photo taken Thursday, Oct, 15, 2009, people light earthen lamps in Ahmadabad.
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India is preparing for Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, an important festival for Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Below we have selected some of the pictures that show the breat...
India is preparing for Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, an important festival for Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. Below we have selected some of the pictures that show the breat...
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- DeepsyRascal I'm a Fan of DeepsyRascal permalink
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Happy Diwali! May the coming year be fruitful for all.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:50 PM on 10/18/2009
- SFA I'm a Fan of SFA 15 fans permalink

Happy Diwali , every one.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:05 AM on 10/18/2009
- Progressiveama I'm a Fan of Progressiveama 46 fans permalink
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sorry, I forgot the Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists!! Bless you all!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:22 AM on 10/18/2009
- Progressiveama I'm a Fan of Progressiveama 46 fans permalink
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Happy Diwali to our Hindu friends!!!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:20 AM on 10/18/2009
- synergie I'm a Fan of synergie 2 fans permalink

Deepavali Subhakankshalu to everyone :-)

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:12 PM on 10/17/2009
- Khirad I'm a Fan of Khirad 271 fans permalink
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शुभ दीपावाली! - Happy Deepavali

"This coming Saturday, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, here in America and around the world, will celebrate this holiday by lighting diyas, or lamps, which symbolise the victory of light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance," said Obama at a ceremony in the East Room.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/happy-diwali-says-obama-at-white-house-event/103314-2.html

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:43 PM on 10/17/2009
- Khirad I'm a Fan of Khirad 271 fans permalink
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Duh, *दीपावली*, for the Devanagari spelling police.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:45 PM on 10/17/2009
- SFA I'm a Fan of SFA 15 fans permalink

Hey Khirad,

Can you please tell if you don't mind , why you have so much interest in India(& Islam) related stuff.

Happy diwali.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:07 AM on 10/18/2009
- naschkatze I'm a Fan of naschkatze 85 fans permalink

Happy Divali! It looks like Halloween, Christmas and the Fourth of July all rolled into one.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:59 PM on 10/17/2009
- Freenation I'm a Fan of Freenation 25 fans permalink

diwaali is when lord rama killed demon king ravana to rescue his wife sita...it also marks the return of lord rama to his kingdom after spening 14 years in exile conspired by his step mother...diwali also symbolizes triumph of good (rama) over evil (ravana)....

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:25 PM on 10/18/2009
- MsMsBurning I'm a Fan of MsMsBurning 6 fans permalink
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Great pic!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:31 AM on 10/17/2009
- Albert Amato I'm a Fan of Albert Amato 13 fans permalink
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Happy Holidays!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:22 AM on 10/17/2009
- khanti I'm a Fan of khanti 10 fans permalink

To all HuffPo Hindu readers, Happy Deepavali! A time when good triumph over evil. Let there be light!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:19 AM on 10/17/2009
- SlithyTove I'm a Fan of SlithyTove 11 fans permalink

Asato ma sadgamaya
Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya
Mrityor ma amrtam gamaya

[lead us]
From the unreal to the real
From darkness unto light
From death to immortality

If it can't be said in Sanksrit, it ain't metaphysics.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:54 PM on 10/16/2009
- Ajita I'm a Fan of Ajita 80 fans permalink
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Do you realize how ethnocentric that sounds?

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:10 AM on 10/17/2009
- SlithyTove I'm a Fan of SlithyTove 11 fans permalink

Anglo-Saxon Protestant for generations all the way back to Jolly Old, but thanks anyway.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:38 PM on 10/26/2009
- Khirad I'm a Fan of Khirad 271 fans permalink
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, I.3.28.

Fitting for Divali.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:39 PM on 10/17/2009
- Ivriniel I'm a Fan of Ivriniel 12 fans permalink

Diwali Mubarak!

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:27 PM on 10/16/2009
- PresidentRobertBooth I'm a Fan of PresidentRobertBooth 125 fans permalink
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Happy Diwali to all.



Sincerely

Robert L Booth


President of the United States.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:57 PM on 10/16/2009

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