Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, October 27, 2002: Over 125 Hindus gathered at the Salt Lake Public Library to celebrate Deepavali. A performance of sitar and tabla by Shashi Kalaskar and Subhash Kirtane set the tone for the celebrations. Prathibha Marathe, member of the library’s Diversity Committee, from Bangalore, India, remarked, “We had a great response from the community. Utah’s Hindu community includes about 400 families and though many currently worship in someone’s basement, the community is building a new temple and cultural center in South Jordan.”