Diwali, India’s five-day festival of light, starts this year on October 24. As it has for over 2,500 years, it celebrates the victory of good over evil with oil lamps and candles, flowers and…desserts. TABLE contributors Nicole Barley and Veda Sankaran discuss the beautiful traditions of this autumn holiday.
Diwali, the five-day festival observed throughout India by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains, holds a shared symbolism for all who celebrate: “That light overcomes darkness,...
Diwali, India’s five-day festival of light, starts this year on October 24. As it has for over 2,500 years, it celebrates the victory of good over evil with oil lamps and candles, flowers and…desserts. TABLE contributors Nicole Barley and Veda Sankaran discuss the beautiful traditions of this autumn holiday.
Diwali, India’s five-day festival of light, starts this year on October 24. As it has for over 2,500 years, it celebrates the victory of good over evil with oil lamps and candles, flowers and…desserts. TABLE contributors Nicole Barley and Veda Sankaran discuss the beautiful traditions of this autumn holiday.