Sunday, Nov. 12, marks Diwali, the Indian, specifically Hindu, Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil with five days of lit oil lamps, candles, lanterns and fireworks; feasts and cultural activities; greeting cards, shopping and sweet treats; and colorful floor patterns and fabrics.
Recently, the Desai Foundation held its annual Diwali on the Hudson (DOTH) festival in New York City. Last year’s Diwali event raised more than $150,000 to support the programming of the foundation, which, to date, has enhanced the health, livelihood and menstrual equity of more than seven million women and children in rural India.
However and wherever you celebrate, we at Westfair wish you a peaceful, prosperous Diwali.
