Dr Rachana Kulkarni at the State of New Jersey Diwali Celebration

Dr Rachana Kulkarni at the State of New Jersey Diwali Celebration

Dr Rachana Kulkarni recently attended the State of New Jersey Diwali Celebration at the NJ State Museum with Lt Governor Kim Guadagno.

Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated each autumn. One of the major festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.

Diwali tradition includes giving Mithai, which are sweets.  Dr Kulkarni presented Lt Governor Kim Guadagno and her staff with several boxes of Diwali Mithai.

The image above features, from left to right, Dr Rachana Kulkarni, Lt Governor Kim Guadagno and Dr Anand Kulkarni.