Diwali is perhaps the most well-known of the Hindu festivals. The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps'. Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas.
On Sunday 11 October 2015, approximately 150 people from diverse faith backgrounds came together for a common purpose: to join together in solidarity and walk together in Friendship Walk organised by the Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia.
On Friday 9 October 2015, twenty five people from various interfaith networks across Victoria, representing a wide variety of faith traditions, gathered at the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Retreat Centre in Baxter for a 24 hour silent interfaith retreat.
On Sunday 4 October, the Jewish Christian Muslim Association Women’s committee held a forum for around 50 women of diverse faiths and backgrounds on the topic of Compassion at the Wellsprings Centre for Women in Dandenong.
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