Happy Deepavali / Dipaboli / Diwali to all who celebrate it (and happy Tihar if you're in Nepal).
I'm actually currently in Zunheboto, Nagaland for the Ahunah festival - Ahunah lokivi peitha tsü ani! (but more on that when I find the time and internet to post later during the week.)
In honour of Diwali, here are some photos I took last Monday as I was walking past Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati. I saw the entire pond lined with lit clay lamps (dīpa in Sanskrit, but saki in Assamese).
I mistakenly thought it was an early Diwali celebration, but my students told me later (and I should have realised it myself) that it was actually to mark the death anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika, who passed away a year ago on the 5th of November.
It really was an impressive sight to see the whole lake lined with lamps that had to be lit individually. I wonder if they're doing something similar for Diwali itself today.
I'm actually currently in Zunheboto, Nagaland for the Ahunah festival - Ahunah lokivi peitha tsü ani! (but more on that when I find the time and internet to post later during the week.)
In honour of Diwali, here are some photos I took last Monday as I was walking past Dighalipukhuri in Guwahati. I saw the entire pond lined with lit clay lamps (dīpa in Sanskrit, but saki in Assamese).
I mistakenly thought it was an early Diwali celebration, but my students told me later (and I should have realised it myself) that it was actually to mark the death anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika, who passed away a year ago on the 5th of November.
It really was an impressive sight to see the whole lake lined with lamps that had to be lit individually. I wonder if they're doing something similar for Diwali itself today.
No comments:
Post a Comment