Celebrations of Light
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Today's Diwali or Deepavali as it is known here in Malaysia, the Hindu festival of lights. Wishing all Flickr members who celebrate it a happy day with lots of blessings for a more peaceful world.
This photo of an Indian art installation on a floor in a mall was taken by my sister-in-law. The "kolam" is composed of thousands of grains of coloured rice painstakingly put together.
Diwali is the festival of Light. it is dedicated to Lord Rama, who returns home after the battle with Darkness and people on earth light fires, show him the way, meet and honor him. The best gift is fireworks. Tradition is to keep the light on all night long in the house, whether it be a candle, a lamp or something else.
Last weekend we visited our daughter and family in Derby & we all went along to see the decorations for the Diwali celebrations at nearby Kedleston Hall. They were impressively, and colourfully, beautiful. None moreso than those in the stunning Marble Hall, which was designed by the then relatively unknown Robert Adam.
It was only later that we found out that the magnificent marble was actually alabaster & it had been quarried nearby, not imported from Italy! It doesn't stop the room being sensational, not for me anyway!
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Diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance
There is a deeper significance to the diya. The oil in the diya symbolises the dirt in the human mind — such as greed, jealousy, hatred, lust etc — which human beings tend to nurture. The cotton in the diya is symbolic of the atma or the self or the soul. The diya presents light when the oil is burnt by the wick.
Devotees on Diwali day in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. Oct 2022. Taken on a new Fujifilm X-H2 camera.
During Diwali the temples are traditionally adorned with small oil lamps; fire regulations don't allow this custom here, so a tent is set up with long troughs filled with sand and thousands of beautiful little lamps and candles.
Wishing all my contacts a happy and pollution free Diwali. I wish that all of us don't burn crackers and send a new message across the country for a pollution free Diwali.
I would like to share that my children don't burn crackers or for that matter any type of fireworks to save the environment and they are aged 10 and 14.
A good friend of mine sent me an email with this picture. I quite liked the arrangement of diyas in this picture. I am almost sure that he didn't take this picture himself but I am unable to resist the temptation of posting it here... :-P
So, Happy Diwali..... :-)
A shallow DoF pic of the Diwali Pooja setup at my home in Hyderabad. The lights with a colorful background made a nice shot.
A pair of pics showing the decorations for the Festival of Lights in Little India, Singapore. Happy Deepavali / Diwali to all Flickr members who celebrate it!
Diwali is close. The most important celebration in India, where the light beats darkness, the wisdom beats the ignorance and good beats evil.
For this occasion, Viktor, Orpheus and Tara have made such beautiful items and it makes me happy to honor them.
If you want more info, go to FB, IG or Primfeed :)
A little bit of sweet goodness won't hurt!
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The Diwali lights are now on on the Golden Mile in Leicester ahead of Diwali, however due to Covid restrictions the usual ceremony and events will not be taking place this year.
Diwali Festival - Color And Light by Daniel Arrhakis (2020)
With the music : हनुमान चालीसा | Repeated 7 times for Good Luck | Shekhar Ravjiani | Zee Music Devotional
Happy Diwali dear friends ! : )
(*) Diwali is a festival of lights mainly celebrated by Hindus. The festival usually lasts five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November).
* For our Week Theme in Art Week Gallery Group - November 15 to November 21 :
Taken using a monopod seen from my back garden.
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Diwali is a festival that is celebrated in India with great vigour and pomp. An essential ingredient of happiness for a family. In terms of celebration stakes it would be akin to Christmas. New clothes, new everything. A quest for prosperity and happiness. A celebration of good over evil.
This was shot some time ago but lay unpublished. Now is as good a time as any to make it public. So here is wishing you Happy Diwali!
This Diwali --- Motichoor vs chocolates ?
Do what you must - Eat, Drink, Gamble, pray hard for more moolah, burst crackers or light diyas. Enjoy !!!
Would you prefer the Moti choor ladoos vs Lindt Milk chocolates ?
Notes - I prefer not to have branded products showcased.. least of all Haldiram or Lindt or whatsoever. Nor do I do product shoots. The idea of rubbing off the brand names from the image is a tad late now..
Next time maybe !
The yellow rose is unbranded..
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This is from my trip to India, last October. I planned it so that I got to spend Diwali there - What a time to be there.
The whole country is covered in lights and celebrations. Fireworks enjoyed by kids and grown-ups alike, festival food everywhere.
I was at my relatives, when I got a few of these. This little girl was lit from only the three lamps shown, which were held by her friends, who were all very happy to help!
This just takes me right back to that moment!
During many celebrations in India like Diwali (Festival of lights) and weddings you can see houses covered with these nice little bulbs. It looks just amazing in the night. This picture was taken early morning.