Diwali : festival of lights / Rina Singh.
Material type: TextSeries: Orca originsPublisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2016Description: 93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781459810075
- 1459810074
- j294.5/36 23
- Issued also in electronic formats.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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BOOK | Meaford Public Library Junior Collection | Non-fiction | J 294 .536 Singh (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 99232 |
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J 220 .9 Clark Bible stories for little children / | J 294 .5 Nayar Diwali / | J 294 .536 Lukid Holi / | J 294 .536 Singh Diwali : festival of lights / | J 296 .4 Aloia Hanukkah / | J 296 .4 Berne Hanukkah / | J 296 .4 Polak Passover : festival of freedom / |
Includes index.
What is Diwali? -- The Hindu legends of Diwali -- Rama's legend -- Krishna's legend -- Lakshmi's legend -- The days of Diwali -- Hindu Diwali-- Sikh Diwali -- Jain Diwali -- Aditya's story -- The history of Indian immigration -- Coming to North America -- United States -- Canada -- The Komagata Maru -- After the Komagata Maru incident -- Swati's story -- Nimrat's story -- The evolution of Diwali -- The changing face of Diwali in India - Mithai gets a makeover -- Widows celebrate Diwali -- Diwali in North America now -- Mitra's story -- Sapna's story -- Diwali around the world -- Diwali in India -- Jaipur -- Varanasi -- West Bengal and Assam -- Goa -- Diwali in the slums of Mumbai -- Kerala -- Diwali outside India -- Nepal -- Great Britain -- Singapore -- Thailand -- South Africa -- Suriname -- Trinidad -- A final word from the author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fireworks, food and family. Diwali reminds us that light will always prevail over darkness through the retelling of the legends of Rama, Krishna and Lakshmi in the biggest and brightest of all Indian festivals.
Issued also in electronic formats.
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