Diwali Celebration Brings Festival of Lights To Center City
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Many turned up outside City Hall Thursday night to mark Diwali, the popular
holiday
celebrated by many in the Indian and Hindu communities in our region.
Known as the
Festival
of Lights, Diwali observes happiness, joy and light.
Shivani Raina is with the Main Line Indian Association and says the
holiday originated with the story of a king fighting off a demon.
“To welcome back Lord Rama, who left the kingdom for 14 years, and
had fought a big battle and was coming back to his kingdom,” Raina said.
She says the
celebration
is about being with family and friends, eating, dancing and singing– and rejoicing in life.
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