Mountain of Food
The Shri Swaminarayan Hindu temple in Avondale celebrated Diwali (the festival of light) yesterday, and with it a new year in the Gujarati calendar (year 2072, in fact). A large number of devotees joined the celebrations at the temple, with a mountain of food as centrepiece (nearly 1000 dishes prepared by many families for the occasion). The offering later to be shared amongst the participants. Chants, music and drums – a lively affair!
A welcoming community – thanks to Dee and Amar (DnA) for their kind invitation – sorry I could not stay very long.
In the Hall
Shoes stay at the entrance
Making Memories
Montain of Food
In Front of the Temple
Quite a feast! It’s being marked here as well.