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GOLDEN TEMPLE ON DIWALI NIGHT |
Wishing my
blog friends a safe and joyous Diwali or Deepawali. It is one
festival which signifies fun, fervour and no holds barred festivities. Diwali is called the king of festivals and is
celebrated throughout India as a festival of lights. With the beginning of
Navratras Festive spirit takes hold of people, which reaches its crowning glory on Diwali.
Preparations
for celebrating this auspicious occasion have been going on for a long time. People
get their houses painted and scrupulously cleaned before Diwali and decorate
them with bright and shimmering coloured artifacts, eye catching rangoli
designs and by hanging new age paper lanterns. Commercial establishments are
decked up to receive customers. Special discounts and gifts are announced by
automobile companies and electronic goods stores to attract more buyers. In the
real estate business also freebies are advertised to raise sales. Even banks
exhort the investors to purchase specially minted gold coins as it is
considered auspicious to buy gold.
People cook
fancy dishes and prepare traditional cuisine in honour of the festival. Men
women and children IN THEIR FESTIVE best make a beeline for visiting bazaars
and sweet shops. One can’t imagine Diwali without kuch meetha ho jae clamour.
Various varieties of designer chocolates have become a craze with youngsters
this Diwali.
Though warm bonding and spirit of camaraderie
is missing in relationships these days, but people still visit their friends and
relatives and exchange gifts.
There is
palpable dampness in the buying spree because of inflation, but the mood still
is upbeat. Forgetting all worries people join in the fun and frolic
unreservedly. Pomp, glitter and lot of fanfare mark the celebrations.
Householders
hang multi coloured electric bulb strings on their parapets, around trees and
bushes. Earthen lamps filled with mustard oil and cotton wicks represent the
traditional way of lighting. In the evenings people go to gurudwaras and temples
with offerings of sweets and dry fruits. They pay their obeisance and light
candles in their precincts.
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At night
crackers are burst and rockets with special shimmers are propelled upwards to
the amusement of young and old.
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Let us take a pledge this Diwali to desist
from bursting bombs, loud crackers which pollute the atmosphere with dangerous
chemicals and raise noise levels which can cause hearing loss. Let us act
responsibly for the welfare of all.
Golden temple image: courtesy National Geographic
2nd image: courtesy Google
I reciprocate, Uppal!
ReplyDelete...and say NO to crackers!!
Thanks Amit! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThank you and wish you and yours a Shubh Deepavali too!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm Filling the diyas with oil and fixing the wicks.This is a must on each Diwali.
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