Shanti celebrates DIWALI, The Hindu Festival of Lights!!
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Come join our tenth annual Diwali festival at Dartmouth College!
DATE: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Free & open to all!
PROGRAM:
3.30-5.00pm: Hindu Puja at Rollins Chapel (seating starts at 3.15)
5.00-6.30pm: Lighting Lamps and sparklers on Dartmouth Green (3500 lamps! :))
6.45-7.45pm: Cultural Program at Alumni Hall in Hopkins Center with Raaz, Vandana, and Taal! (seating starts at 6.15)
8.00pm: Indian Vegetarian Dinner in Alumni Hall
COME EARLY, LIMITED SEATING!
This year, we have made arrangements to allow more people into Alumni Hall for the cultural show, but seating is still limited! Please come early!
ABOUT DIWALI
Celebrated on a new moon day that is one of the darkest days of year, Diwali marks the triumph of good over evil. Hindus around the world light lamps on this occasion to commemorate the victory of light over darkness. According to Hindu legend, Diwali honors the stories of two avatars, or incarnations, of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Our celebration at Dartmouth seeks to unite the traditional aspects of Diwali while including the larger Dartmouth community. The event begins with a traditional service in Rollins Chapel, moves to a more public celebration on the Green with the lighting of lamps, and a Cultural Show at Alumni Hall in the Hopkins Center, followed immediately by a home-cooked dinner. This year, the Cultural Show will feature performances by community members as well as by Raaz and Vandana, Dartmouth's South Asian Dance Troupes, and by Taal, Dartmouth's South Asian Fusion A Cappella Group.
THANK YOU!
Shanti
The Hindu Student Organization of Dartmouth College
Shanti is grateful to the Upper Valley Hindu Community, the Tucker Foundation, the Graduate Student Council, Programming Board, OPAL, and Thayer Graduate Council for their support