Diwali, also known as Deepavali ... the brightness,” said Jwala Ramaiah Addanki, the priest of the Radha Krishna Temple in Midland. Ramanathan added that each house has mud lamps with oil ...

Gauri puja is less about the Goddess and more about her son—Ganesha Sharad Purnima is about Krishna dancing with Radha. Diwali is about Ram’s return to Ayodhya in North India. In South India ...