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Deewali, Festival of Lights
10-25-2014 - 10-25-2014
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Krishna temple
http://www.utahkrishnas.org
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple - 8628 South Main Street Spanish Fork UT 84660
Admission: Free Admission
Free
utahkrishnas@gmail.com
www.utahkrishnas@gmail.com
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Diwali is a shortened version of Deepawali (deepa=lamps, wali=row: rows of lamps) Households in India put lamps in every window, and temples brightly illuminate their altars to bring in the best for the upcoming year The date of the festival coincides with the return of the avatar of God, Sri Rama, to His ancestral kingdom after 14 years of exile and many adventures All the citizens welcomed Rama home by brightening up his home city of Ayodhya and setting off fireworksThe Festival of Lights occurs during the lull between fall harvests and the onset of the monsoons Thus it is a time of thanksgiving, and that corollary festival is called Anna Kuta (literally meaning “heaps of food”) Lord Krishna inaugurated this festival by inspiring the inhabitants of His village (Vrndavan) to worship the cows on this one day per year and to prepare a huge celebratory feast consisting of no less than 108 preparations
