A Hindu monk and a seminary student, the venerable Vandan Sadak celebrates the Diwali festival at dusk outside the Waltz Hall. The Festival of Light is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists.
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Photographers capture the festive tradition of shining light in winter
With the Indian Light Festival at the Divinity School, the lighting of the main branch candlesticks outside Weidner, and the friends gathering around the Fire Pit at Science Center Plaza, you can’t help but be aware of the campus-wide renewal and spirit of joy. not. This is just one part of the festive scene that brightened the semester.
“Diwali meant a time to get together as an HDS community and enjoy the dedication to God and each other’s company,” says Sadak.
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Cambridge firefighter John Barnard (left) and Mike Paskeywitz, a facility maintenance operation and campus service, warm their hands in the Fire Pit at Science Center Plaza. “I love to see people having fun at the plaza and enjoying everything the common space offers, especially in the colder months,” says Paszkiewicz. “Fire pits are a fun way to do that.”
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Alaa Hamid, a student at the Graduate School of Design, is drawn to the flames. “Seeing the fire pit on a chilly and windy night was a pleasant surprise, like a winter treat. I had to get closer and share my experience with others.”
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Pablo Zamorano-Díaz ’22 (left) and Swathi Kella ’23 play chess on a giant board outside Moore’s Hall.
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Seminary students Naomi Fastowski (left) and venerable Vandan Sadak get their hands dirty at a harvest party in the garden behind the Juette House and the Center for World Religious Studies. Sadak and another seminary student, Melina Sotirio Dross (left), have a fresh herbal scent.
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Autumn leaves and holiday decorations surround students passing through the Ritauer Center.
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Turkeys mix outside the Carpenter Center and show off their feathers behind Emerson Hall.
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Professor Jason Ferman of Kennedy School, along with Harvard Chabad founder and president Rabbi Hirsey Zarki, will light a candlestick on the main branch outside the Widener Library.
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The tower of Pforzheimer House, Radcliffe Quadrangle and John W. Weeks Memorial Bridge are shining.
Photographs by Rose Lincoln and Chris Snive / Harvard Staff Photographers
Charis Palandjian ’23 enjoys the sunset from under the Christmas tree in the Dancer House. “I love celebrating the holiday season at Harvard. Every tradition and spirit that holidays bring to campus, from festive decorations and holiday dinners at the Dancer House, to the annual winter party, to baking cookies with friends. I love it, especially after a year off school. ”
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Rev. Matthew Potts, M. Div. ’08, PhD ’13, Memorial Church Advent Candle Lights.
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Elizabeth Wu ’22 will rehearse with the Harvard Choir at Memorial Church. A snowman sits on a bench in the village of Gingerbread on display at the Harvard University Faculty Club.
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Pastry chef Kim Hayes (left) and executive chef Roland Abakin will be on a creative tour of them.
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The couple’s law school students, Daniel and Ryan Ganderman, enjoy a festive arrangement of trees and flowers outside Wasserstein Hall.
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