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    Diwali (redirect from Divali)
    Trinidad and Tobago. Diwali (English: /dɪˈwɑːliː/)—also known as Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: dīpāvalī)—comes from the Sanskrit dīpāvali meaning...
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    Divali Nagar (City of Divali) is an annual exposition of Hindu culture (broadly) and Indo-Trinidadian culture (specifically), it is associated with the...
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  • celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago.. Divali is a Hindu festival, a celebration of the victory of good over evil. The Divali Nagar is a fair that originated...
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    Amata divalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae described by William Schaus and W. G. Clements in 1893. It is found in Equatorial Guinea and...
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    Hindu and Muslim backgrounds), with officially-recognised holidays such as Divali, Eid al-Fitr and Indian Arrival Day. Sites of cultural or religious significance...
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    University of New York Press, ISBN 978-1438433202. pp. 29–47, 220–52. "Divali – THE SYMBOLISM OF LAKSHMI." Trinidad and Tobago: National Library and Information...
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    March 2021. Mahabir, Kumar (2010). "Hindu sects in Trinidad and Tobago". Divali festival souvenir magazine 2010. Vol. 11, no. 2. Indo-Caribbean Publications...
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    Practical Sanskrit Dictionary, p. 250. Jha, J.C. (1976). "The Hindu Festival of Divali in the Caribbean". Caribbean Quarterly. 22 (1): 57. doi:10.1080/00086495...
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    edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. ISBN 0-7808-0982-3 Jah, J.C (1976). The Hindu Festival of Divali in the Caribbean. Mona, Jamaica: Routledge. p. 53....
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    European Swords Up to the 16th Century, p.35, Alan Williams, BRIL The Indian Sword, p. 29-40 How and why Do Hindus Celebrate Divali?, Jean Mead, 2008, p. 29...
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    (Mathura), Bangladesh, Morang Village, Chandanagore (Chandinagar), Sadhoowa, Divali Nagar, Golconda, Barrackpore, and Fyzabad. The holidays of Diwali, Eid al-Fitr...
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    University of New York Press, ISBN 978-1-4384-3320-2, pp. 29–47, 220–252. Divali - THE SYMBOLISM OF LAKSHMI Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine...
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  • Pávra Náiks and Pávra Kolis. They hold three main festivals: Indraja, Divali and Shimga or Holi. Reginald Edward Enthoven The Tribes and Castes of Bombay...
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  • ISBN 978-0-391-02480-9. Retrieved 2012-10-22. Crooke, W. (1923). "The Dīvālī, the Lamp Festival of the Hindus". Folklore. 34 (4): 267–292. doi:10.1080/0015587x...
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  • Music by Pharoah Sanders Production companies SBS Films France 2 Cinéma Divali Films Sofica UGC 1 Canal+ CinéCinéma France Télévisions Distributed by UGC...
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  • The next known meeting of the Sarbat Khalsa took place on the occasion of Divali in 1721 when a clash between Tat Khalsa and the Bandais (owing fealty to...
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    style". Barbados Today. September 2, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018. "Divali: Destination Trinidad and Tobago | Tours, Holidays, Vacations and Travel...
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    Publishing. ISBN 9780823931798. Jean Mead, How and Why Do Hindus Celebrate Divali?, ISBN 978-0-237-534-127 John Bowker, ed., Oxford Concise Dictionary of...
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  • Many Caribbean islands celebrate traditional Indian festivals, such as Diwali, as shown in this Divali Nagar decorations from Trinidad and Tobago....
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    second largest religion (after Christianity) in Jamaica. Diwali (pronounced Divali), the festival of lights, is celebrated in Jamaica every year. There were...
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    Guru on three of the most important Hindu festival occasions - Vaisakhi, Divali and Maha Shivaratri". Kathleen Kuiper (2010). The Culture of India. The...
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    Thai Songkran, Christmas in Europe and Latin America, Easter in Russia, Divali in India and Thanksgiving in America, where family members are expected...
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    ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9. Mead, Jean (2008). How and Why Do Hindus Celebrate Divali?. Evans Brothers. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-237-53412-7. Sjoman, Norman E. (1999)...
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  • Dow Village is also known for the lighting of clay pots called deyas on Divali day. The diyas are lit along the street in bamboo arches. There is also...
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    ground for the scarlet ibis, national bird of Trinidad and Tobago. The Divali Nagar site, located in northern Chaguanas, is a major attraction in the...
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    Bhat Khane Sarvapitari Avas or Omasya Dival Baras or Bagh Baras Dasara Divali, Berya Saticha Deva Sakrat Holi or Simga Mahi Bij Gudi Padwa Akhati Boida...
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    that Hindus were able to fully join in with the community. On the day of Divali in 1993 the community started using the Gibraltar Hindu Temple. By 1999...
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    preparing the Goindval Pothis, set the biannual festivals of Visakhi and Divali that provided an opportunity for the growing community to get together and...
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  • Mauritians, including those of non-Chinese origins, e.g. Gregorian New Year, Divali and Christmas. Firecrackers are also set-off on the eve of the Gregorian-calendar...
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  • Eid al-Adha (which is not an official holiday in the country). Variable Divali The Hindu festival of lights. It celebrates Ram's return to his kingdom...
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