News Category: Diwali
Category: Diwali
Johannesburg has already started Diwali planning
April 20, 2012 Chaitra Krushna Chaturdashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5114 Johannesburg in South Africa has already started planning for this year’s Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, which falls on November 13. In a release published on the official website of the … Continue reading
Hindus want Diwali holiday in all 64 University of New York campuses
March 28, 2012 Chaitra Shukla Panchami, Kaliyug Varsha 5114 Hindus are asking for declaring Hindu festival of Diwali as a holiday in all the 64 State University of New York (SUNY) campuses. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement … Continue reading
Hindus want 8 school districts in NJ to declare Diwali as holiday
February 9, 2012 Magh Krushna Dwitiya, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Nevada (USA) : Hindus want Diwali be declared a school holiday in Jersey City, Edison, Woodbridge, Parsippany-Troy Hills, West Windsor-Plainsboro, North Brunswick, Monroe and Bernards school districts in New Jersey (USA). … Continue reading
Hindus laud HSBC for worldwide Diwali sponsorship
November 6, 2011 Kartik Shukla Ekadashi , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Hindus have commended HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, for sponsoring various Diwali events worldwide. According to reports, as a part of Diwali … Continue reading
US city issues Diwali proclamation
November 4, 2011 Kartik Shukla Navami , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Carson City Mayor Robert L. Crowell read the proclamation in the meeting of Carson City Board of Supervisors and then presented it to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. Reading out of … Continue reading
Diwali Celebrated by Holmdel Chapter of HindiUSA
November 3, 2011 Kartik Shukla Ashtami , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Diwali was celebrated by the HindiUSA Holmdel Chapter on October 28. The non-profit school meets weekly on Friday nights at the William R. Satz Middle School, 24 Crawfords Corner Rd. … Continue reading
Hindu association to host cultural program
November 3, 2011 Kartik Shukla Ashtami , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, hope over despair: these are the triumphs celebrated by Hindus around the world during the festival of Diwali. Celebrated on Oct. 26 this year, … Continue reading
Hindu temple in Milpitas invites public to celebrate Diwali on Saturday
October 27, 2011 Kartik Shukla Pratipada , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 A Milpitas Hindu temple has invited the public to celebrate Diwali on Saturday, a festival of lights celebrated throughout India. The free event will be held from 1 p.m. to … Continue reading
Diwali celebrated with prayers, lights and crackers
October 26, 2011 Ashwin Amavasya , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 KARACHI, PAKISTAN: Hindu community of the metropolis celebrated the religious Diwali festival with traditional zeal and fervour, along with their brethren around the world on Wednesday. Special prayers were held at … Continue reading
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