Download the Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu blackline master from the Teacher Toolkit and have students illustrate each of Vishnu’s incarnations. The festival of Deepavali stems from a story about …

Deepavali is celebrated on the amavasya day of Aswayuja / Purattasi - Aippasi month (October / November). Hindus celebrate this function by wearing new clothes and feasting on special sweets. …

Diwali is a celebration that Shree Laxmana to Ayodhya. Ravana of Lanka. Diwali is a celebration of and knowledge over ignorance. When is Diwali Celebrated? Dhanvantari - the Vaidya (physician) to the …

With warmer days turning into a mild winter, the fun-filled Deepavali is celebrated for five days from Krishna Chaturdashi to Kaartik Shukla Dwiteeya. Diwali is observed by Hindus, Sikhs & Jains, each …

Deepavali commemorates the day Lord Krishna slayed the tyrannical demon, Narakasura. The people welcomed the victorious Lord Krishna with lighted lamps illuminating the entire city. Since then, …

Deepavali is observed on the preceding day of the new moon in the Malayalam calendar month of Thulam(October – November). The festival spiritually signifies the victory of good over evil and the …

Deepavali also celebrates another victory of Good (Dharma) over Evil: Krishna (God Vishnu’s most popular incarnation), with his warrior wife Satyabhama, defeated the demon king Naraka, who had …