DFW Diwali Mela
November 3, 2012
Diwali is the Festival of Lights celebrated throughout South Asia to mark the triumph of good over evil. The Dallas-Fort Worth Indian Cultural Society’s annual celebration will be illuminated with fireworks, a laser show, and Ravan Dahan, the burning of an effigy of the demon king Ravana who was defeated by Lord Shri Rama. The event, which regularly draws a crowd of 50,000 people, will also have displays by cultural groups, Bollywood performances, camel and elephant rides, an area for children with attractions such as a bounce house and a train ride and more than a hundred vendors, including some offering vegetarian food.
Photo by Jenn Ackerman / Dallas Morning News
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