Happy Vijaya Dashami!

On disadvantage about learning about a new country, is receiving greetings for holidays... Laxman, a student in my Kathmandu University course I helped teach last summer sent me the following:

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Dear friends, teachers and well-wishers,

A RELAXED Mind,

A PEACEFUL Soul,

A JOYFUL Spirit,

A HEALTHY Body

&

HEART full of LOVE..

MAY you have all these TODAY'S & EVERYDAY...........

This is my wish to all of you, your family -

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So my superior ethnomathematical powers told me that this holiday is important in Nepal. So thanks to Google, I found out why I received such kind wishes see:

http://www.panditjiusa.com/Dasara_Info.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayadashami

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja

http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa101701a.htm

So to all my Nepali friends a good holiday and best wishes for a very, very Happy Vijaya Dashami!