[Nwsanet] Diwali / Tihar Announcement for NWSANet - Brenda Gurung @ Downtown Bellevue Barnes & Noble

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Diwali / Tihar Festival
The South Asian Festival of Lights
Sunday, Oct 30 from 2:00-4:00 pm

All are welcome!  Diwali and Tihar, primarily celebrated in India and Nepal, are one of the biggest and most popular Hindu festivals.


Components of our Downtown Bellevue Barnes & Noble Diwali / Tihar Festival, running from 2:00-4:00 pm on Sunday, Oct 30th include:

* Reading / Signing with author Anjali Banerjee:  chick lit novel, Imaginary Men and her Young Reader / Teen novels, Rani & the Fashion Divas, The Silver Spell, and Maya Running
* Reading / Signing with author Bharti Kirchner: novels, Pastries and Darjeeling
* Folk Music: Nepal Seattle Society and Leela Kathak Dancers & Singers
* Dance: Indian Association of Western Washington
* Indian Languages Storytime: Uma Coimbature
* Mehndi (henna) for kids & teens: Anju Mohan
* Laxmi (the goddess of wealth, patron deity of Diwali and Tihar) Painting: Parvati Brown
* Rangoli (auspicious drawings at the entrance to a home - or in this case, Barnes & Noble): Amy Terich
* And, of course, Sweets
* Partner organizations: Nepal Seattle Society, Indian Association of Western Washington

Diwali and Tihar honor the goddess of wealth, Laxmi.


Brenda Gurung, Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble Downtown Bellevue
(425) 453-7958, direct, or (425) 451-8463, store
(425) 451-4083, fax
626 - 106th Avenue NE, Bellevue WA 98004



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