Happy Diwali to fellow-Indians
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I bet you guys are bursting crackers and stuff right this moment! Unfortunately I am not - I am sitting here alone wondering if the rain will subside so I can go out with some old buddies for a couple of drinks. Tonight is like friday-night on account of the 3-day weekend due to Diwali :-) BTW which is more accurate? Deepawali or Diwali? Nish
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Have a nice Diwali, Nish! Vikram.
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I bet you guys are bursting crackers and stuff right this moment! Unfortunately I am not - I am sitting here alone wondering if the rain will subside so I can go out with some old buddies for a couple of drinks. Tonight is like friday-night on account of the 3-day weekend due to Diwali :-) BTW which is more accurate? Deepawali or Diwali? Nish
Extending MFC Applications with the .NET Framework [NW] (coming soon...) Summer Love and Some more Cricket [NW] (My first novel) Shog's review of SLASMC [NW] Lounger of the day - Tomáš Petrícek (for revealing Dolly to the rest of us) This post was made from Trivandrum city, India on a 0.0001 KB/s net connection
Happy Diwali! I was wondering when it was - there have been a lot of fireworks going off over the last week. They probably won't stop from now until Guy Fawkes (5 November) in fact.
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Nish, Nish, Nish... :) I understand your enthusiasm to be the first to wish, but it's too early for Diwali yet. :) At least over here, it's going to be celebrated the day after tomorrow, not even tomorrow. Both Diwali and Deepawali are correct, though Deepwali is closer to the original Sanskrit word. Deepawali is a Tat-sam word (meaning it's exactly like the Sanskrit word it's "derived" from), while Diwali is a Tad-bhav (meaning it's been derived from the original word and has changed its form). But both the words mean the same thing, and both are correct (I saw your other post above). Assuming we are not speaking Sanskrit here, but Hindi. And yeah, Diwali is a fun festival alright. :cool: What a pity it's raining over there. Takes all the fun out of crackers and candles and "diyas" or "deepas" doesn't it? Unfortunately this year too Diwali will be a work day for me. :| But I promise myself I'll take at least one day off next year this time. :) OK, and a very happy Diwali to you, in case you are already celebrating it over there. :cool: :beer: [EDIT] For those who don't know what Diwali is[^] [/EDIT]
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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- Mother TeresaHappy Diwali, Rohit bhaiya! :) Rohit Sinha wrote: At least over here, it's going to be celebrated the day after tomorrow, not even tomorrow. Down here, it's celebrated on the first evening/night and the second morning, which is the official Diwali holiday. So, this time around, it's celebrated on the 23rd night and the 24th morning. [But then, kids usually start bursting crackers a whole month before Diwali] What about the North? Cheers, Vikram.
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Pardon my ignorant American self but what is Diwali celebrating?
I posted a link in my message above. Here it is for you again: http://www.indiantravelportal.com/festivals/diwali.html[^] Basically, Diwali is a Hindu festival. But as with all the other Indian festivals, this one has become secular/cosmopolitan too, with people of all religions enjoying it as much as anyone else. The story behind this festival is this (in short): The Hindu God Rama was exiled from his country to keep a promise his father Dashratha made to his (Rama's) step mother about fulfilling her one wish. He had to live fourteen years in exile. During this period, the king of the Asuras (basically the villains, hee hee), Ravana, kidnapped Rama's wife, Sita. Rama subsequently killed Ravana and after the exile was over, came back to his place, and was made the king. Diwali marks the day he came back, and people decorate their homes with candles and earthen lamps, the whole house is repainted, and lots of yummy food and crackers, and stuff, well you get the wind. They welcome Rama back. They celebrate. They are happy to see him again. Of course Rama doesn't actually come back any more every year, but I'm telling you about the tradition. Diwali is a festival of light. Just like Holi is a festival of colours. People line their houses - walls, window sills, rooftops, basements, corners, with earthen lamps and candles. These days, electrical lamps have also become fashionable. It looks spectacular. You have to see to know. Pictures just don't cut it. Sorry I couldn't find any good ones for you. :)
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Happy Diwali, Rohit bhaiya! :) Rohit Sinha wrote: At least over here, it's going to be celebrated the day after tomorrow, not even tomorrow. Down here, it's celebrated on the first evening/night and the second morning, which is the official Diwali holiday. So, this time around, it's celebrated on the 23rd night and the 24th morning. [But then, kids usually start bursting crackers a whole month before Diwali] What about the North? Cheers, Vikram.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Happy Diwali, Rohit bhaiya! You too. :) Vikram Punathambekar wrote: What about the North? Up here in the north, the "main" Diwali fest is on the 25th night, which is when all the decoration, lighting and crackers (are supposed to) happen. But of course, people have been lighting electrical lamps for many days now, the rangoli is already there is most of the homes, and kids have gone absolutely mad with their crackers. This will continue till the parents of those assholes get tired. Because they won't. How were your exams?
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I bet you guys are bursting crackers and stuff right this moment! Unfortunately I am not - I am sitting here alone wondering if the rain will subside so I can go out with some old buddies for a couple of drinks. Tonight is like friday-night on account of the 3-day weekend due to Diwali :-) BTW which is more accurate? Deepawali or Diwali? Nish
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Wishing very Happy Diwali to everybody.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Happy Diwali, Rohit bhaiya! You too. :) Vikram Punathambekar wrote: What about the North? Up here in the north, the "main" Diwali fest is on the 25th night, which is when all the decoration, lighting and crackers (are supposed to) happen. But of course, people have been lighting electrical lamps for many days now, the rangoli is already there is most of the homes, and kids have gone absolutely mad with their crackers. This will continue till the parents of those assholes get tired. Because they won't. How were your exams?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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- Mother TeresaRohit Sinha wrote: the "main" Diwali fest is on the 25th night Weird. Rohit Sinha wrote: How were your exams? Wrong thread. ;P Actually, they were probably the worst in my life. [serious]But Bharathiar University being what it is (no, I'm not going into that again), I might even end up with my highest-ever college marks. :eek: [/serious] Well, g'night and sleep tight. I've got to wake up in time for Diwali. :zzz: Vikram.
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Rohit Sinha wrote: the "main" Diwali fest is on the 25th night Weird. Rohit Sinha wrote: How were your exams? Wrong thread. ;P Actually, they were probably the worst in my life. [serious]But Bharathiar University being what it is (no, I'm not going into that again), I might even end up with my highest-ever college marks. :eek: [/serious] Well, g'night and sleep tight. I've got to wake up in time for Diwali. :zzz: Vikram.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Weird. No, it's you guys who are weird, celebrating Diwali during the day. ;P :laugh:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: Deepavali is the Malayalam word. Er, the Sanskrit word. :) Happy Deepawali to you. Has it already started over there?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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- Mother TeresaHappy Diwali to you too :) The monet the clock struck 6, the crackers have started non-stop! Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Happy Diwali to you! I was in India (Vrindaban) for Diwali in '86 and I remember thousands of candles lighting every building, fence and tree.
There are the crackers too! Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Weird. No, it's you guys who are weird, celebrating Diwali during the day. ;P :laugh:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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- Mother Teresa23rd night and 24th early morning can't be considered day time :) And 25th is too late! Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
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23rd night and 24th early morning can't be considered day time :) And 25th is too late! Smitha Every person, all the events of your life, are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -- Richard Bach
Early morning? Uh, OK then. I don't know, I think different states have it on different days. Here in West Bengal they have it on 25th. But in my home place, U.P., they have it on the 24th. I see why this is happening. The lunar and solar calendar misaligning, basically, so that the moon is there on two solar days instead of one. A few hours on the first day, and a few hours in the second. So here in the north we choose one of the two days to celebrate it. But looks like in the south you guys have fun on both the days. :cool:
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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