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C.H. Booth Library presented a celebration program in conjunction with the holiday of Diwali on November 2.

A henna artist was a featured attraction. There was a formal presentation about the meaning of the holiday and there were readings about the holiday as well as crafts associated with the celebration of Diwali.

For people of Indian descent living in India and across the diaspora, Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated festivals, according to The Hindu American Foundation. The festival — whose name derives from the Sanskrit word dipavali, which means “row of lights” — serves as a beacon of brightness every year.

The holiday celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

It is an opportunity to get together with friends and family and rejoice in the light of one another’s company, while preparing for a fruitful year ahead. People commemorate Diwali (sometimes also spelled Divali) in a variety of ways across the culturally diverse regions of India and throughout the world.

Celebrated by people of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh belief systems, as well as those from both Indian and non-Indian descent, the festival stretches for five days, starting on the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina to the second day of the light half of the lunar month Karttika.

Diwali was celebrated this year October 31-November 1.

Nami Enid Khan, 7, is all smiles as she shows off her beautiful new henna painting and bindi during the Diwali holiday celebration program at C.H. Booth Library on November 2. —Bee Photo, Glass
Persephone Frutos, 12, also had a henna design painted on her wrist and hand by henna artist Jamilah during the library’s Diwali celebration. —Bee Photo, Glass
Pavi Madhavan and her son Shraran, 10, gave a very well received and highly informative presentation on the history and meaning of Diwali. —Bee Photo, Glass
Christine Updegraff reads a story about Diwali much to the delight of the guests at C.H. Booth Library’s Diwali holiday celebration program on November 2. —Bee Photo, Glass
Presenters for the Diwali celebration last weekend were, from left, Pavi Madhavan, Shraran Madhavan, Christine Updegraff, Karen Wojtowicz, and Keerti Murari. —Bee Photo, Glass
Henna artist Jamilah was the featured attraction with many young women lining up to have henna designs painted on their hands and arms. —Bee Photo, Glass
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