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Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 15 Dec

Our small city of La Carlota was in the limelight last night. It was the 2025 opening of annual Festival of Lights and Music to usher the Birth of Jesus. "The opening of Christmas Festival of Lights and Music honors the true...

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Happy diwali to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23263) 20 Oct

I wish happy diwali the festival of lights to everyone. Diwali is the festival where people clean their houses create rangoli with colours put new curtains and light up candles and diyas because it is the festival of lights. Both...

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Deepawali

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 31 Oct 24

India is celebrating Deepawali - festival of lights. It is supposed to be festival of lights but what we experience is crackers - louder the better - louder an indication that you are richer than others. While we were living in...

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From Dhanteras hindus start cleaning up the room

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23263) 28 Oct 24

For the Hindus in India, Diwali is the festival of lights. It is the time Hindu Lord Ram defeated Ravana and returned back to Ayodhya to continue his rule and he celebrated diwali. Bengalies also have kalipuja that is puja of...

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What a wonderful festival of Lights

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 18 Dec 23

Recently our small city has officially opened her annual festival of lights and music. Our humble, religious city mayor has turned on the ceremonial switch. Many people in all walks of life have crowded the public plaza...

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The Diwali 2021 Tales : A short talk

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49775) • India 5 Nov 21

For those who are tend to keep a note of my daily arrivals and departures on Mylot (I wonder if any !! LOL) might have noticed my absence yesterday. So yesterday was the Diwali Day. The Day of the Festival of...

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Happy Diwali to Everyone!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 4 Nov 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Today is the festival of Diwali celebrated in India. Many decades ago, when lord Rama had returned from the forest to his home, the...

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2020 Festival of Lights Opening

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 15 Dec 20

A simple but memorable opening of our city Festival of Lights was officially declared by the good City Mayor at the public plaza yesterday, Monday. All trees in the public plaza were illuminated by the glistening, sparkling...

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Festivals of Lights

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 27 Oct 19

It is Deepavali today - festival of lights. Sadly people burst crackers along with sparklers and other fire works. This year however the government has put in restrictions about crackers and the public seem to abide by this...

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On the 1st day of diwali Hindus eat 14 spinach.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23263) 26 Oct 19

On the 1st day of Diwali, the festival of lights Hindus eat 14 types of spinach namely palak, lal sakh, kolmi sakh, pui sakh, methi sakh, to name a few. During this time of the year after the monsoon the bacteria and other germs...

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Countdown to Diwali(Or Deepavali)(Festival of Lights)- just a week to go!

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49775) • India 20 Oct 19

So it is just a week to 27th October, when we have our Festival of Lights- Diwali, or Deepavali, which literally translates into the Festival of Lamps or Lights. This is the most important festival of Hindus, and is celebrated not...

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The 5 day festival of lights begin with Dhanteras.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23263) 6 Nov 18

Dhanteras is the beginning of 5 day Deepawali festival. It is the festival of lights. There was mythological story that prince Hima was given astrological saying that on throyodoshi, 13th day of Kartik he was going to die and...

Distribution Started in India....

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 5 Jul 16

As the season is changing in India. Rains are picking up followed by a small decrease in the night temperatures. It continuous slowly and reaches a maximum during the 'FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS " which is also known by the name DIWALI ....

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Festival of Traffic

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 5 Dec 15

That is what I call the light show that is across from where I work. It's technical term is "Festival of Lights" but meh... The traffic isn't really a problem for me since I work third shift, usually the traffic is cleared out...

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the festival of lights....

ashvan1989 @ashvan1989 (7) • India 16 Oct 09

Diwali is considerd one of the most auspicious festival all over india.It is celebrated by all castes,all people irrespective of their religion.They celebrate for a week making sweets and distributing them among neighbours and...

Going Home on Diwali Holidays..........

reyasmi @reyasmi (125) • India 16 Oct 09

Hai All Mylotters,I am from India. Here we have festival called Diwali. And now I am packing for journey to my home. I am currently hearing sounds of crackers nearby. I wish all mylotters a very very Happy Diwali.......... And...

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a happy diwali to all our hindu mylotters. ! ! !

JUNGLE @JUNGLE (1157) • South Africa 27 Oct 08

May I take this opportunity in wishing all MyLotters of the Hindu Faith a joyous and prosperous Diwali,with very much Luck and $uccess in the future.

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Happpppy Diwali to all!!!!!!!!!!!!

shankari_prabhu @shankari_prabhu (321) • India 24 Oct 08

Diwali is here........One of the biggest Indian festivals...How do u celebrate it? Wat are your plans??? If you do not celebrate diwali...wat do u celebrate???? Have a safe and happy Diwali Folkssssssssssssss.

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Diwali is here

SViswan @SViswan (12051) • India 6 Nov 07

I realized that most of the mylotters might not know what Diwali is. Of course, most of us in India celebrate it and countries where there are a people of Indian origin celbrate it too. For those of you who do not know, Diwali is...

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Christmas festival no place of The Nativity?

Mommamea @Mommamea (1215) • United States 28 Nov 06

Can anyone give me a good reason why those who appose Christ would participate in a Christmas festival? Christ is the 6 letters in Christmas. I read this in the news where the city of Chicago has asked the organizers of a downtown...

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