Happy Diwali
Tomorrow i.e. 9th Nov India will celebrate one of the biggest festivals in the year called Diwali. Also known as “Festival of Lights”. Diwali is celebrated by all age groups. Everyone expresses their happiness by lighting earthen ‘diyas’ (lamps), cleaning and decorating houses, bursting firecrackers, sharing sweets, flowers and having family get together partaking in a sumptuous feast. Diwali is essentially a symbol of victory over darkness. By darkness it means all kind of negative forces such as wickedness, violence, lust, anger, envy, greed, bigotry, fear, injustice, oppression and suffering. Light is a metaphor of knowledge. Most civilizations recognizes light as gift of God and hence it has been a symbol of whatever positive in our world. Lighting little earthn lamps defeats this darkness.
Interested people can look for more information on Diwali Festival such as History, Traditions and Customs and significance at diwalifestival.org
Being away from home during this festival is heartbreaking :( I wish my family, my dear friends and everyone I know around the world a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali :)
Happy Diwali Ashya >:D<
keep blogging man….
Happy Diwali,
I’ve celebrated Diwali three times in India (Jaipur 1997, Varanasi 2001 and Darjeeling 2002). It’s my favorite Indian festival. Hope you had a good day.
Thanks Manoj. Wish you have a great Diwali :) Give my wishes and regards to your family.
Craig, Thank you so much for your wishes. I think you can understand how hard it is for me to be away from home during Diwali Festival. Your blog is simply awesome. Great pictures. :) I will be regular visitor to your blog now.