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.
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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!
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.
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..... :-)
Diwali, festival of lights.. celebration of good over evil... is one of the biggest festival for Indians all over the world.
Happy Diwali to all...
Hope you all had a safe and fun filled Diwali.
This photo is a fire cracker at the time of explosion.
This explosion bruised a friend of mine.
Taken with my 35mm f/1.8 hand held.
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.
A shallow DoF pic of the Diwali Pooja setup at my home in Hyderabad. The lights with a colorful background made a nice shot.
My little cousin tries out some fireworks as I try out a slow-shutter speed on my 400D on Diwali night. After seeing the photo he believes he's been possessed by the spirit of some Power Ranger
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 (or Deepawali, the "festival of lights") is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of good over evil.
Taken using a monopod seen from my back garden.
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The roof-top of my ancestral home is set ablaze with spectacular fireworks as the whole family joins in to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. The Indian skyline is dotted with fireworks on this day that marks the return of Lord Rama, after 14 years of exile, to his kingdom capital.
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Diwali bokeh! Wishing you all a lovely and prosperous Diwali!
Explore #241 on November 3rd! So exciting - thank you all! :)
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.
The Dev Deepavali ("the Diwali of the Gods" or "Festival of Lights of the Gods") is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali.
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Menina com velas típicas do Diwali, o Fesvival das Luzes / Girl celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights
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Diwali (also called Divali or Deepavali) is a festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and the blessings of victory, freedom, and enlightenment.
The Diwali Festival in Almere is an India-themed culinary journey, shopping experience and musical event rolled into one, bringing together the Indian expat community of the Netherlands! Diwali is a Hindu festival held in early November, associated with light and prosperity, celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs with a slightly different historical meaning for each group.