There are many Festivals of Light celebrated by religions and cultures around the world including Christmas, Chanukah, and Winter Solstice observances familiar in the West. But none are more colorful or enjoyed with such gleeful abandon a Diwali, the Hindu festival of the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. In most of the Northern Hemisphere the five day holiday began this year on October 23, and reaches its peak on Wednesday, the third day of the celebration. The large Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom, South Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, Fiji,the United States and elsewhere has spread observances across the globe. Typically, during the celebration, temples, homes, shops, and workplac...