COLUMBIA — The Hindu community in mid-Missouri and around the world is reveling in joyful celebration this week as they mark Diwali and their new year in a five-day festival that began Saturday and ends Thursday.
Belief in brief: Diwali
Thursday marks the conclusion of Diwali, the five-day festival of lights surrounding the Hindu new year. Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center celebrated the festival with a Saturday evening worship service.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 | 10:32 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:25 a.m. CDT, Thursday, October 22, 2009
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