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Bangalore is a city of approximately 10 million people from many religious and cultural backgrounds. We ask you to take part in blessing this city by praying regularly for the people who live here. We long for the day when representatives from every nation, tribe, people and tongue in Bangalore will join us around the throne in heaven. Your prayers will help make this vision a reality!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Diwali: Festival of Lights



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Diwali is celebrated throughout India with great enthusiasm - it rivals the revelry of Christmas and New Year's Eve in the West. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism observe various customs related to Diwali (a.k.a. Deepawali) in India.

The word “Diwali” is the abbreviation of the word “Deepavali,” which means “rows of lights.”  Diwali is a festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness.

People of all ages and backgrounds dress up in new clothes on this day and illuminate their home with diyas (clay lamps). The Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha are worshipped on Diwali. Fireworks can be heard all night long as the festive mood extends for days.

On October 26th, please pray for Bangaloreans as they celebrate Divali with friends and family members. Ask God to open their eyes to the spiritual darkness in which they live. Ask God to reveal the "light of the world" to them as the only means of victory over darkness and the only way to righteousness.
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