DIWALI & KALI PUJA 2009

List of all Diwali & Kali Puja venues in Greater London

A compilation by www.freeparkingspace.co.uk
www.freeparkingspace.co.uk/diwali/

Diwali, also known as 'Festival of lights', is one of the biggest festivals of Hindus, celebrated Diwali/Kali Puja Calendar 2009
with great enthusiasm and happiness in India. Different colourful varieties of fireworks are Diwali
always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles 4th Oct (Sun) Diwali on the Square
all around their house. They perform "Laxmi Puja" in the evening and seek divine blessings of 10th Oct (Sat) Brent Diwali
Goddess of Wealth. People exchange diwali gifts with their friends and relatives. 17th Oct (Sat) Swaminarayan Temple
18th Oct (Sun) ISKCON, Watford
24th Oct (Sat) BSNL & Brahma Kumari
The much celebrated Kali Puja of West Bengal coincides with the Diwali Festival. Gusto and
enthusiasm for Kali Puja in West Bengal is same as seen for Diwali in rest of India. The only
Kali Puja
apparent difference one can see is that while rest of India worships Goddess Lakshmi on this
17th Oct (Sat) All venues (except SBCA)
day, in West Bengal Goddess Kali is the chief deity for the occasion.
18th Oct (Sun) SBCA

Goddess Kali is the fearful and ferocious form of the mother goddess Durga. She assumed the
form of a powerful goddess and became popular with the composition of the 'Devi Mahatmya', a
text of the 5th - 6th century AD. Here she is depicted as having born from the brow of Goddess
Durga during one of her battles with the evil forces. As the legend goes, in the battle, Kali was
so much involved in the killing spree that she got carried away and began destroying everything
in sight. To stop her, Lord Shiva threw himself under her feet. Shocked at this sight, Kali stuck
out her tongue in astonishment, and put an end to her homicidal rampage. Hence the common
image of Kali shows her in her mêlée mood, standing with one foot on Shiva's chest, with her
enormous tongue stuck out.
Kali Puja is performed to seek protection against drought and war, for general happiness,
health, wealth, and peace. Source (c) www.diwalifestivals.org .

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