{"id":780,"date":"2015-11-15T21:18:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoconrad.wordpress.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2015-11-15T21:18:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:18:32","slug":"indo-canadian-diwali-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/11\/15\/indo-canadian-diwali-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Indo-Canadian Diwali 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong> Diwali<\/strong> the <em>&#8220;festival of lights&#8221;<\/em> is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-686\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src8926.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"_SRC8926\" width=\"660\" height=\"992\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil,\u00a0and hope over despair.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-680\" style=\"width: 4381px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9059.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC9059\" width=\"4381\" height=\"5274\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-681\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-681 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src8905.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"_SRC8905\" width=\"660\" height=\"439\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-682\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9020.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"_SRC9020\" width=\"660\" height=\"807\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683\" style=\"width: 4912px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9133.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC9133\" width=\"4912\" height=\"5610\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, Diwali night falls between mid-October and mid-November.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" style=\"width: 5773px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9107.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC9107\" width=\"5773\" height=\"3887\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" style=\"width: 5604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9066.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC9066\" width=\"5604\" height=\"3739\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-697\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9230.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC9230\" width=\"627\" height=\"374\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-696\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-696 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9224.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC9224\" width=\"627\" height=\"906\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-695\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-695 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9161.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC9161\" width=\"627\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-694 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9073.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC9073\" width=\"627\" height=\"452\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-693\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src9018.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC9018\" width=\"627\" height=\"956\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src8925.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC8925\" width=\"627\" height=\"942\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-691\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-691 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/src8923.jpg?w=627\" alt=\"_SRC8923\" width=\"627\" height=\"942\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diwali the &#8220;festival of lights&#8221; is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil,\u00a0and hope over despair. 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