Happy Diwali to you all :) :)
Diwali, The Festival of Lights, is a very special festival in India. Different regions of the country celebrate it with slight differences even though the basic idea behind the festival remains the same. The methods of celebration has changed with time and with the introduction of new technologies especially LEDs, it has become more colourful. Firecrackers is one of the important part of this festival. Children enjoy bursting firecrackers. However, many environmental conservationists are propagating for crackersless Diwalis so that it will be safe and green :)
Here are some glimpses of how New Delhi celebrated Diwali :)
Diwali, The Festival of Lights, is a very special festival in India. Different regions of the country celebrate it with slight differences even though the basic idea behind the festival remains the same. The methods of celebration has changed with time and with the introduction of new technologies especially LEDs, it has become more colourful. Firecrackers is one of the important part of this festival. Children enjoy bursting firecrackers. However, many environmental conservationists are propagating for crackersless Diwalis so that it will be safe and green :)
Here are some glimpses of how New Delhi celebrated Diwali :)
Whole street is lighted up on both sides!!
Whole street is lighted up on both sides!! (with more light)
In North India, during Diwali, giving gift to friends and relatives is a tradition. This has been commercialized. See the way gift boxes are kept here :) Believe me, all those gift boxes do get sold out!!!
Women selling bunches of flowers
A boy engaged in his mobile while waiting for customers to sell handicraft works made of mud
The way houses are made to glow with lights
Glowing houses with colourful lights!
Glowing houses with colourful lights!
Oil Lamps made of mud of different size and shape
Here comes the LED show :) LED has brought a revolution in the world! (Notably, recently Noble Prize was awarded to inventors of Blue LEDs. Producing Blue LEDs was a great difficult task two decades ago!! Now we can see them in large numbers!)
Sculptures of Gods and Goddesses and other decorating materials
Different varieties of garlands :)
Children bursting firecrackers in front of their houses (on the roads!)
