The whole world celebrated Diwali on the night of the 17th. It's the Indian equivalent to Halloween you can say, but its the biggest festival of India. Celebrated by lighting lamps and exploding firecrackers, and worshipping Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
Apologies for the quality of the pics...they were taken by my Nokia 5800 and not a regular camera.
The entrance of the house is decorated with a colorful, big-sized
rangoli...
Another angle..
That
rangoli may look small on the pics, but its a huge one. Wife made sure it covered half of the road and almost all of the space in front of the gates.
Small pair of feet impressions are made from the
rangoli to the entrance of the house, signifying the Goddess's visit to the home...
