Diwali Festival Film: A Celebration of Lights & Flavors 🎆

If you rolled a bit of Christmas, New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July all into one, then catered the affair with mountains of sweets and savory snacks, you would have a taste of what it means to celebrate Diwali, India’s best-known festival. It is a day of Hindu solidarity, when all Hindus gather in love and trust. It is observed by light-ing rows of oil lamps and exchanging greeting cards, cloth-ing and other gifts. Family bonds are strengthened and forgiveness sought. For many, Diwali marks the beginning of the new year. Joyous festivities and parties abound. <br /><br /><br /><br />This festival short film was developed by the editors of Hinduism Today magazine. It is intended to provide an authentic presentation of one aspect of Hindu culture for use in American middle and high school social studies.<br /><br /><br /><br />This film was made possible with funding by The Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies, Institute for Curriculum Advancement<br /><br /><br /><br />Produced by Himalayan Academy, Kauai, Hawaii, USA<br /><br /><br /><br />A film by TEJI SINGH<br /><br /><br /><br />Narrated by Roger Narayan<br /><br /><br /><br />Sound design, mixing and mastering by The Indian Audio Company, Mumbai, India<br /><br />Sound Engineer: Aditya Arya<br /><br />Assistant Sound Engineer: Gourav Saxena <br /><br /><br /><br />Image library:<br /><br />Dinodia Photos, Mumbai, India, www.Dinodia.com<br /><br /><br /><br />Post-production, online, color grading by Cadenza Film