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laodan discovered 21 months ago- Happy Diwali in Metafilter by infini The Festival of Lights, Good vs. Evil Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights that falls each year in October or November. This year, Diwali is on the 21st of October 2006. Legends about Diwali are many, from the story of Prince Prahlad, immortal in his faith in the universe to the story of Ram and Sita returning from exile to Ayodhya. My favourite is not a story so much as a snippet of what is actually said to happen tonight, not the mythology behind it. Lakshmi walks tonight, she is the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity, and lamps [diya or deep] are lit and placed at hearths and entrances so as to help her find her way. Accompanying her is the elephant headed one, Ganesh, the remover of obstacles and giver of knowledge. Just welcome them into your home. URL: Happy Diwali + Comments
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Metafilter is one of the sources of info I prefer on the Net. Not only for the often richly presented posts but also for the comments following the posts. SU would definitely gain much by allowing comments on its member pages. I'm often frustrated feeling as if I'm being refused what I think should be a right... to leave a comment on a post. Now that I'm at it I would also suggest the need for a "clean-up" feature of personal tags. The way tagging is approached on SU is sloppy, for the least, and leads to a multiplication of tags. A tag clean-up and re-ordering function similar to the one on del.icio,us would be most welcomed... Ok, now about Diwali. I read in Wikipedia that "the 'Festival of Lights' symbolises the victory of good over evil". This surprises me. From the very little knowledge I have about it I always thought that dualism was not a central feature in Indian philosophies. And here is a festival celebrating the victory of good over evil... Could someone who knows something about the subject write some commentary please? I'll just ask my friend mark-the-lark
- Happy Diwali in Metafilter by infini The Festival of Lights, Good vs. Evil Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights that falls each year in October or November. This year, Diwali is on the 21st of October 2006. Legends about Diwali are many, from the story of Prince Prahlad, immortal in his faith in the universe to the story of Ram and Sita returning from exile to Ayodhya. My favourite is not a story so much as a snippet of what is actually said to happen tonight, not the mythology behind it. Lakshmi walks tonight, she is the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity, and lamps [diya or deep] are lit and placed at hearths and entrances so as to help her find her way. Accompanying her is the elephant headed one, Ganesh, the remover of obstacles and giver of knowledge. Just welcome them into your home. URL: Happy Diwali + Comments
