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The Multifaith Light Over Darkness Festival will host leaders from five major faiths to share interpretations of removing darkness and ignorance through light and knowledge Dec. 2 at the Sanatan Hindu Mandir in San Bruno.
Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon and Baha’i faith leaders will be in attendance at the event, which begins at 6 p.m., to discuss perspectives on the topic based in their religion’s scriptures.
“In the world, there are so many wars, people are so tense. In the Hindu perspective, we believe everyone is divine people,” Dilip Amin, Peninsula Multifaith Coalition director and event organizer, said. “We want to share the light of knowledge, get together, hopefully make things a little better at the local level.”
The event, which is free to the public but requests guests to RSVP, will be hosted at the Sanatan Hindu Mandir and build on elements of Diwali, a major Hindu religious celebration that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
“This is an area where we can all come together,” Pushpita Prasad, a board member of Coalition of Hindus of North America, said. “Light over darkness, good over evil, is a pretty central tenet of faith over all religions. That’s also emblematic of human desire, we struggle against the darkest, deepest odds, but we don’t give up.”
The event — which will offer Indian cultural events like henna painting, conversation on the nuance of the Hindu faith, opportunity to go into the temple’s sanctuary and dinner — is also an opportunity to foster mutual respect for different beliefs while coming together on common principles, Prasad said.
“We will probably discover common points of alignment with some other people’s different ways approaching the world,” she said. “It doesn’t mean that you give up your view, but that you make space for each other.”
For Amin, impetus for the event’s organization began when meeting with a Muslim faith leader who was excited to go his Hindu temple for the first time, and reflecting on his own interest in exploring other religious cultures.
“Everybody gets together, makes friends, learns something,” he said.
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Thank you SMDJ for this article. About 150 people from different faiths gathered at this Light over Darkness event. Six faith leaders and 4 local city mayors/council members (see below) attended this event. We had hanna, rangoli, Indian performances and delicious Indian dinner. It was a very memorable event. You can see all photos and videos at https://www.facebook.com/SanatanMandirSanBruno/
• Marty Medina: Councilman, San Bruno
• David Piff: a member of the Baha'i Faith, and is a part of the San Bruno Baha'i community.
• Nurdin Kaparov, North California Director, Pacifica Institute. He represents Islam. He is a graduate from an Indian University.
• Performance by Anjali and Khushi
• Liang Chao: Cupertino City Council Member
• Rick Holbrook: President of Peninsula Multifaith Coalition and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Iftekhar Hai: President, United Muslims of America Interfaith Alliance
• Lydia Kou: Palo Alto Mayor
• Rabbi Lurie Matzkin: Chief Jewish Experience Officer at Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster City.
• Pushpita Prasad: Board member, Coalition of Hindus of North America
• Juslyn Manalo: Vice Mayor of Daly City
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