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diwali celebrations

diwali celebrations in india

Diwali or Deepavali, the "festival of lights" is an ancient Hindu festivalcelebrated in autumn every year.Diwali is the biggest and the brightest festival in India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness.The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar,Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November.

Before Diwali night, people clean, renovate and decorate their homes and offices.On Diwali night, Hindus dress up in new clothes or their best outfit, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family puja (prayers) typically to Lakshmi the goddess of wealth and prosperity. After puja, fireworks follow,then a family feast including mithai(sweets), and an exchange of gifts between family members and close friends. Diwali also marks a major shopping period in nations where it is celebrated.

Diwali is an important festival for Hindus. The name of festive days as well as the rituals of Diwali vary significantly among Hindus, based on the region of India. In many parts of India,the festivities start with Dhanteras, followed byNaraka Chaturdasi on second day, Diwali on the third day, Diwali Padvadedicated to wife-husband relationship on the fourth day, and festivities end with Bhau-beej dedicated to sister-brother bond on the fifth day. Dhanterasusually falls eighteen days after Dussehra.
diwali rangoli

beautiful peacock and Dias art with rangoli colors.

Where can I celebrate Diwali in the UK
Many activities and events are held in United Kingdom to celebrate Diwali, which is known as the “Festival of Lights”. Diwali is a time for spring cleaning in homes and offices. Many homes that celebrate Diwali have assorted sweets, savories and Diwali herbs. Various lights, candles and sparklers are lit inside and outside homes.

Many people wear their finest clothes to celebrate Diwali. Many women wearing jewelry and silk outfits and some have mehendi, which is a temporary henna decoration, on their palms. Many Indian businesses see Diwali as a day to start the new financial year because of Diwali’s ties with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.

Many cities throughout the United Kingdom celebrate the Diwali festival with firework displays, dances, plays, street lighting, Diwali lanterns, traditional Indian food, and music. Hindu council representatives, spokespeople from Indian associations, and political leaders publicly announce their greetings to those involved in organizing and participating in Diwali celebrations.

Diwali is not a bank holiday in the United Kingdom but it is celebrated in many towns and cities such as Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leicester, and London. There may be traffic congestion and parking places may be full in areas where events are held to celebrate Diwali. Some Indian businesses may close early on Diwali.

What is eaten during Diwali
During Diwali, the most popular food is mithai. Mithai is a combination of a snack, a dessert and a sweet, and it is eaten throughout the Diwali festival. Other favorite dishes include Dahi-Bhalle, Karanji, Samosas, Pakoray, Mathiyaa, Ghathiya and Aloo Tikki.

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How to make floating rangoli on water

How to make floating rangoli on water
Items Required are:
a shallow bowl, or a plate. You could also use a shallow tray. (It can be a steel, plastic or a glass bowl).
a couple of spoons of oil or ghee (clarified butter).
white rice powder, or white distemper powder.
colors of your usual rangoli powder/dye to use for coloring your rangoli.
water to fill up your bowl or your plate.
Method:
Plan on a design to make as your "rangoli on water".
Choose a place (could be a tabletop or an altar) to display your "rangoli on water".
Take your time to decide upon a place for this, because once you're done with this project, you wouldn't be able to move your "rangoli" without disturbing it.
Any shifting to the arrangement of the bowl with the "rangoli on water" once the rangoli is made, could ruin your design.
You could use a glass or a steel bowl, tray or even a 2" to 3" deep plate as a canvas for the rangoli.
Place your bowl/plate in your chosen space, and apply oil or ghee (clarified butter) to the inside surface of the bowl/plate.
Pour some cold water into the bowl, filling it all the way to the edges of the bowl.
Sprinkle fine rice powder or white distemper powder on the surface of the water in the bowl.
Draw your planned rangoli design on the surface of the water and fill in the colors as required.

How to make floating rangoli on water
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How to make a Kundan rangoli

Items need:

OHP sheet
Blue tear drop rhinestones
White rhinestones
Ball bead chain is gold color
Fabric Glue
Scissors

Method:
Take OHP sheet for the base which are easily available in any stationery store.Draw the outline and cut out in the required shape. This rangoli is made with one circular piece as the base.

At the center of circle glue on a white rhinestone.Cut a small piece of the bead ball chain and glue it around the white rhinestone like an outline.
Keep glue on the petals of the flower which design we have.Similarly, keep gluing on the stones to form a flower.

Now for the outline of the rangoli, glue on the bead ball chain along the outline of the plastic sheet. Do this slowly so that the circle is neat.

Allow the glue to dry well.The completed design look like below

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Women, from time immemorial have fought for the right of others, now it’s her time to get her rights realized and get equal participation in the society.

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A woman in any form shall be celebrated and honored, be it, a sister or a wife or a mother or any other form.

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A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. – Melinda Gates

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Our mother is one person who makes us realize our dreams. They are the people in our life who work all day and night and that too without getting paid for it.Cheers to the existence of this great creature of the Universe.