With her legs crossed under a fuchsia sari, Mona Agarwal told a gaggle of 3- to 5- year- olds about Lord Rama, a valiant prince whose story shapes the Hindu festival of Diwali. Rama was exiled to an island, separated from wife Sita. He built a bridge, defeated the 10-headed, demon king Ravana, and reunited with Sita. “Little lamps are burning bright, burning bright, burning bright — it’s Diwali,” sang the children to the tune of “London Bridge Is Falling Down,” filling the Hindu Temple of Amarillo with their young, off-pitch voices. read more