Diwali, is the focus of this book, which is one of a series on festivals today and how they are celebrated around the world. The topics include Diwali gods, candles and lights, wealth and prosperity, clothes and body decorations; in the home and in the temple and Sikh Diwali. The book includes an illustrated calendar showing other Hindu festivals, fun fact boxes and activities, and a world map indicating where Diwali is celebrated.

 

This is volume 8 in Festivals .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Kerena Marchant was born in Iran and studied Theology at Bristol University, focusing on Islam and Indian religions. She has worked for BBC Religious Programmes, and now works in BBC Educational Broadcasting on multimedia resources for schools.