By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ (http://rcsocialjusticett.org) & Director, CREDI
Today, October 30, T&T will celebrate Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of lights. In my childhood, my Hindu father taught us, his children, about the significance of this festival. Inter alia, it is a celebration of the victory of dharma, good over evil, light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance.
There are days of house-cleaning before this auspicious occasion to ensure that Mother Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, beauty and prosperity enters the home. Hindu scriptures state that at midnight she enters homes, so Hindus clean and decorate their homes to welcome her.
