Author: Hitesh Patel

Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across the world and is equally celebrated by residents of Eden Prairie. The festival usually lasts five days symbolizing the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. This year Diwali is celebrated from Nov 12th through Nov 16th. Across Eden Prairie many families start preparing for Diwali by cleaning, renovating and decorating their homes and workplaces with diyas (oil lamps) and rangolis. Rangoli is an art form, originating from India, in which patterns are created on the floor using materials such as…