Traditional Diwali Celebration in India and PM Modi's Wishes

New Delhi(Indilens Web Team): Diwali is one of the biggest festival of Hindus, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness in India. The festival is celebrated for five continuous days, where the third days is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or 'Festival of lights'.

Traditional Diwali Celebration in India and PM Modi's Wishes

Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. The festival od Diwali is never complete without exchange of gifts. People present diwali gifts to all near and dear ones.

The exact day of the festival is decided by the position of the moon. According to the Hindu calendar, Amavasya or 'no moon day' is considered as the perfect day to celebrate Diwali. This dark night comes after every fortnight and in the month of Kartik, it marks this festival of lights and diyas. As per the English calendar, the festival generally comes in the month of November and December. For all Hindu people, the festival holds an imperative meaning since the festival is reckoned with Lord Rama's victory as the King of Ayodhya after his return to the kingdom from 14 years of exile along with his wife Sita & brother Laxman after killing the demon, King Ravana. The festival is celebrated by lighting diyas and candles to drive away the darkness of Amavasya.

Diwali Festival in India

Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Orissa, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka

Diwali Celebrations around the World

Mauritius, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand, South Africa, Kenya & Tanzania, Britain, Australia, Trinidad & Tobago , Guyana, Surinam, Fiji

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday took to Twitter to share the link of a special page for exchanging Diwali wishes with people.

"Many friends are sending Diwali wishes. My thanks to them. Do visit this specially created page," he tweeted. @narendramodi

"Many friends are sending Diwali wishes. My thanks to them. Do visit this specially created page http://diwaliwishes.narendramodi.in"

In another tweet, the prime minister said people could send their special e-greetings on Diwali online.

"Diwali is here! Send these special e-greetings and share the happiness and brightness of this festive season," he tweeted.

BETTER PLACES TO BUY TRENDY WINTER CLOTHES IN DELHI

The first place for the "Winter clothing" report is Bunglow Road in Kamla nagar
I have shopped here and i quite like the stuff and i am ALWAYS excited to go back again :), i have an experience of 3 years with this shop so you can count on my words. When i started  buying  sweaters they were for 99 :P now its 199

Name - 2 funky

I asked the guy for his card  which he did not have  , so i asked for the address and he pointed to this plate (its for the adjacent shop :P)

Racks outside with some sweaters

trying to entice the customers with their competitive prices :P

turn left from those racks and the stairs lead you down  to the shop

There are three shops next to each other  ,as you can guess  the shop in topic is on the left

The  shop from the inside
What i LOVE   - Reasonable prices ( a boon for college students )
-So much variety
- Has a changing room
- No pushy sales people (these guys are very chilled out)

• They do exchange clothes !! * with the bill
• Its slightly peaceful= not on the road
  What i dislike - The stock can get monotonous, if you want completely new clothes you need to visit after 2 -        3 weeks
• they do not take cards ( this is not a complaint :P , not many college students pay with it but i want to :( )

IMPORTANT - Do check each clothing before buying and WASH nicely (INITIAL WASH), i personally wash my woolens but you can dry clean as well
- Try going before 1.30 , college is not over = Early birds always catch the worm   clothes :P

check out the directions DIRECTIONS
- Walk straight from  Mc Donald's and just after the Wild craft store you will find it :)

P.S-1)This was my first journalistic venture :P , i had to sneak pictures :P.
2) There is a jewelry seller just outside McDonald :P he has some funky things but expensive , DO BARGAIN !!!

Do tell me about your winter shopping spots :D ,would LOVE to know
HAPPY SHOPPING

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