Michael Shain

Photographer and reporter
 
Diwali, Parade of Lights
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Diwali, Parade of Lights
Copyright Michael Shain 2024
Updated Sep 2020
Topics Essays, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel
Diwali is a big deal for Hindus. The fall festival usually requires a thorough housecleaning and new clothes. But for the kids, it is the Hindu equivalent of Halloween, though that is an oversimplification of a sincerely religious celebration.,
On Diwali, children to dress up as one of the many Hindu gods, especially Lakshmee, the goddess of prosperity and money, to whom the holiday is dedicated.
In Richmond Hill, the costume parade waits until after dark to set off. Cash prizes go to the best floats and it is a sight that we Westerners rarely see.  
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