The festival of Divali

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. What lets us see; the opposite of dark (5)
  2. 5. A distinguished female operatic singer (4)
  3. 7. Avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God (4)
  4. 9. A dish served as the last course of a meal (plural) (6)
  5. 10. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (3)
  6. 11. A day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration (8)

Down

  1. 2. A native or inhabitant of ___ or India (5)
  2. 3. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games (plural) (5)
  3. 4. Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity (7)
  4. 6. A female deity (7)
  5. 8. Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (6)