Images: Diwali Celebration in Bartlett
A Celebration of Diwali, the autumn Hindu festival of lights, took place at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett on Friday.
Bharti Soneji of Mundelein prays to Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the first meal of the year.
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People view the Annakut, or Mountain of Food celebrating the first meal of the year.
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From left, Shalini Patel of DeKalb, Sangita Patell of Hanover Park and Hansa Patel of Bloomingdale offer prayers to the sacred images in the Mandir.
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