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Per another popular tradition, in the Dvapara Yuga period, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, killed the demon Narakasura, who was the evil king of Pragjyotishapura, near present-day Assam, and released 16000 girls held captive by Narakasura. Diwali was celebrated as a signifier of triumph of good over evil after Krishna's Victory over Narakasura.
Environment Canada is getting slammed after it issued, then removed, air quality alerts in anticipation of Diwali fireworks. It was believed to be the first air quality statement in relation to ...
Diwali is largely observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, but much like Christmas, the holiday transcends religion and is now celebrated by many people outside those traditions.
The Ontario Khalsa Darbar, popularly referred to as Dixie Gurdwara, [1] is a Sikh Gurdwara (place of worship) in Mississauga, Ontario. [2] One of the few Sikh Gurdwara in Canada, it attracts hundreds of celebrants for major religious festivals.
A temple and community centre in Canada has reportedly decided to cancel an Indian consular event due to concerns over “threats of extremely high level of violent protests”.
In the case of Sri Lankan Hindus, their history in Canada goes back to the 1940s, when a few hundred Sri Lankan Tamils migrated to Canada. [6] The 1983 communal riots and later civil war in Sri Lanka precipitated the mass exodus of Tamils with over 500,000 finding refuge in countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, United States, France and ...
When is Diwali? Diwali is celebrated for five days, according to The Times of India.It began on Oct. 29 and will end on Nov. 2. The third day of the festival is the most important, according to ...
One of the main goals of the Indian residential schools of Canada was to Christianize the aboriginal people of Canada thereby replacing their indigenous religious beliefs, practices and spiritual leaders. [1] In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. Attendance was mandatory from ...