From Darkness To Light

The Festival of Diwali means different things to different people. For some, it means goodies and lots of them, the best of sweets and food that brings back memories of home, oil baths from childhood, the bursting of crackers and the lighting of the traditional oil lamps.

For the Hegdes, visiting India after many years, these metaphorically embody the victory of good over evil and the triumph of light over darkness.

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