Hi Huneybees,
Today is Deepavali (दीपावली ) also known as Diwali. It is the "festival of lights" and is a five day festival celebrated by Indians. Last night, I was at Little India, Singapore with my hubby to soak in the festive mood and to experience how the Eve of Deepavali in Singapore was celebrated...
Right at the entrance of Little India, we were welcomed by the the brightly lit-ed decorations. It was crazy traffic jam AND human jam!
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| Colourful street lighting in Little India |
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| Tens of thousand of people were in the streets of Little India soaking the atmosphere of Deepavali |
Some of the shops along the street was opened till pretty late and it was definitely shopping time for me!!
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| Shops are operated later than usual for many last minute shoppers |
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| Temples like this one were already decorated for worshipers coming in a few hours time |
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| Many street vendors like this lined along the streets of Little India |
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| There were many doing last minute shopping. |
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| There were so many different colours of sari on sales! |
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| Didn't know that Indian also into cardboard lanterns like us Chinese! |
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| Snacks for sales for late shoppers! |
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| Woah! Such a huge fire cracker! |
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| Many temporary street markets have been setup by authority for businessmen, days leading to Deepavali in Little India |
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| A popular representation of Deepavali in Singapore |
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| I found a cute chibi version of Ganesh! |
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| Bangles such these are imports from India |
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| A colourful Indian market would not without traditional Hana hand painting |
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| Yipee! I got Henna done too! |
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| A day for celebration for both young and old. |
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| Celebration really starts when the clock strikes midnight on 13th November! |
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| Foam can spray is widely used on the streets, no-one, including ourselves were able to escape! |
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| I have never seen such wild celebration with fire crackers and party sprays on the streets of Singapore before. What a nice scene to behold!! |
The festive scene last night at Little India surely reminded me of my fond memories in India this September!
Last but not least, wishing all my Indian friends an reader a Happy Deepavali!
More photos taken on the festive day can be viewed here.
