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• Title:Diwali : festival of lights / Rina Singh.
  
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• Author/Creator:Singh, Rina, 1955- author.
  
• Published/Created:[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2016.
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY Canadian Childrens Book CentreWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BL1239.82.D58 S56 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BL1239.82.D58 S56 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

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  • Call Number: BL1239.82.D58 S56 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Divali--Juvenile literature.
  
• Genre/Form:Juvenile works.
  Literature.
  
• Description:93 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  
• Series:Orca origins.
  
• Summary:Fireworks, food and family. Diwali reminds us that light will always prevail over darkness through the retelling of the legends of Rama, Krishna and Lakshmi in the biggest and brightest of all Indian festivals.
  
• Additional formats:Issued also in electronic formats.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90) and index.
  Text in English.
  
• ISBN:9781459810075 (bound)
  1459810074 (bound)
  9781459810082 (pdf)
  9781459810099 (epub)
  9781459815124
  1459815122
  
• Contents:What is Diwali?
  The Hindu legends of Diwali
  Rama's legend
  Krishna's legend
  Lakshmi's legend
  The days of Diwali
  Hindu Diwali
  Sikh Diwali
  Jain Diwali
  Aditya's story
  The history of Indian immigration
  Coming to North America
  United States
  Canada
  The Komagata Maru
  After the Komagata Maru incident
  Swati's story
  Nimrat's story
  The evolution of Diwali
  The changing face of Diwali in India - Mithai gets a makeover
  Widows celebrate Diwali
  Diwali in North America now
  Mitra's story
  Sapna's story
  Diwali around the world
  Diwali in India
  Jaipur
  Varanasi
  West Bengal and Assam
  Goa
  Diwali in the slums of Mumbai
  Kerala
  Diwali outside India
  Nepal
  Great Britain
  Singapore
  Thailand
  South Africa
  Suriname
  Trinidad
  A final word from the author.