In Texas, when temps begin to lazily drop from the triple digits and crisp fall weather inches nearer, it is a reminder that the festive season is also at hand. For Raja Sweets, Houston’s oldest Indian restaurant and confectionery, this means preparations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, are in full swing.The religious holiday, which commemorates the Hindu new year, typically falls in October or November, with its precise date decided based on the lunar calendar. This year, it falls on November 12. On Diwali, worshippers honor Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity, and celebrate the victory of light over darkness by gathering together, illuminating the home with diyas (oil lamps made from clay), and cracking fireworks into the night.Of the many Diwali customs,…
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