Wisdom,light and love !

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted to buy except the flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marigolds as usual took the centre stage.It was  sheer beauty and happiness to see the golden orange marigolds shining in all corners on the day of Deepavali.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kantha bedspreads became table spreads and dull oranges went well with the carnations.Dull golds made another excellent combination on the table and the napkins were small rectangular cloths with golden border.The cheer of the Yellows of the gerberas and the fragrance from the incense holder on the day of dhanteras is still in spirits..Hope all of you enjoyed this year and as the saying goes,the wait for the next year starts!</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">colourful cushions formed the backdrop</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCcOkAqSvPuDnB_5ZGlUiO4psFi9uQ3Kci1G6YKbGemnfniJyOuftOBc-lty-UDNVbdlZRkpjOM0LxxvdU8KhnCqq1JhQ_1MpUzYArGM1Srdg1XaWwi3sDThyvzPtBjGeFUxuZAdO_eI/s1600/IMG_5677+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOHuFNQ7F63uT_31s5juWuWhw2Na50V1XD1upvAjHA5dNyg2r6SOQy-15F-5xo8jnH_WD8YtWqi87_l2Yq5FDbqWzAFeJxKNxV7u-OKN16QqQI8nLCTI3l5_XNJIcLqDovT_v9aWnnFU/s1600/IMG_5648+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ME4APGxb5Rqmkt1VeMSoRC3mr4pDmcN5HdlZZ3u_PKMEEj4PbNOI1pGDOi8NkiA4KcUhBLbx4nX9yrSH4V6vTmU9hdjWnuIRHNOHgtUEd_870C2yyrIW4t00oxRJhyNpShlMfmKeJzE/s1600/IMG_5685.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">a view</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ME4APGxb5Rqmkt1VeMSoRC3mr4pDmcN5HdlZZ3u_PKMEEj4PbNOI1pGDOi8NkiA4KcUhBLbx4nX9yrSH4V6vTmU9hdjWnuIRHNOHgtUEd_870C2yyrIW4t00oxRJhyNpShlMfmKeJzE/s1600/IMG_5685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">as it was dusk</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrBbc_JQqTbu1foiYwT0zyXMVPI4pHZVSJPeZo78lGNfUa65UFXrljJHCyrnnTEIegMJW_MrCEA-2XDMr-tCmvpXiMkC23MEFYcz8teG4_FKiqWiDt9aDrtBOvTdxPuS7chCPLMAcgSc/s1600/IMG_5683+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">paisley prints and carnations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD52xxzABUvWj6-1pe36YJLOy6hyb7ck4ffjbzoAmn4F4DaE0TnUqim9Tt3oNxASmse9twx3jyl-z-n93J7pxS26Gt2eS0VnftVUTHpx_QE_KHRDBdSTJEXYM1po2a7Y3oN6LhCYxV2O0/s1600/IMG_3129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">dull oranges</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUPgJZtZwZ_XBcm9Jxr_h-cHENcuK-pgGkM8pI7b7OKdF1NoGil-Iq2AXVJa4d8-GG-vgPEsX8G3rJd8Y59LdycShVYesJzEXrz0myLn_MSh85ccEPgfFTAy2CMj-NOwJU3zXVK5xd4c/s1600/IMG_3339+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvvWQHVC6Xq5B0yc-zDUPVDVfvAlMte3bDoKkHc8G6lQ98rwoQZx9-qnHrb4Fp6yhVLalwCkbIIrTcvtrZ_pJRaEjW70pWb240H_2PhnW16rbs4PK7suxIAvNHiPB9MLsh_j57Sfs0X4/s1600/IMG_3138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">on the table</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvvWQHVC6Xq5B0yc-zDUPVDVfvAlMte3bDoKkHc8G6lQ98rwoQZx9-qnHrb4Fp6yhVLalwCkbIIrTcvtrZ_pJRaEjW70pWb240H_2PhnW16rbs4PK7suxIAvNHiPB9MLsh_j57Sfs0X4/s1600/IMG_3138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBNzQgztIf02keba9FI0b83ssVazogME3HBvdvBXwXQw78Sm_Ya7DYHQiM5Z669GebulEXjId3YeVVUuutC9OvNYP0i4ZPWHe1TLjk_3FgwUK2zsAhkPgFSVzMq7bUOl8Es3ZrJUWG0/s1600/16.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">days leading to diwali</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfBNzQgztIf02keba9FI0b83ssVazogME3HBvdvBXwXQw78Sm_Ya7DYHQiM5Z669GebulEXjId3YeVVUuutC9OvNYP0i4ZPWHe1TLjk_3FgwUK2zsAhkPgFSVzMq7bUOl8Es3ZrJUWG0/s1600/16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iRzP1e6OWkYHFYjvxcFFQH0_UR6IFIzWKuOlkbvSzv9UGH5SSATgLSFjntdxRUM3pIkJcIeuo5Tafo9eV8wgFQdT-51bYAIMndXXP1-B4cI2j4ZSuEC5YRy9GpvfmQlU0nnxZe1XaXc/s1600/IMG_5208.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">fragrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iRzP1e6OWkYHFYjvxcFFQH0_UR6IFIzWKuOlkbvSzv9UGH5SSATgLSFjntdxRUM3pIkJcIeuo5Tafo9eV8wgFQdT-51bYAIMndXXP1-B4cI2j4ZSuEC5YRy9GpvfmQlU0nnxZe1XaXc/s1600/IMG_5208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-0Gk3wB6Jw07ku-mCOeyWFGYcbtJHPZLCPZP1XIfixCQ7LGEt1Oe8TCvZXeFG2SCA2nufYuIQ9D66spu5M4EJHEWKJxgc0KUacQA8Ddt3hnYx1Eson7J_KKh9_7Bs5PevtcTBONCmf4/s1600/IMG_5177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-0Gk3wB6Jw07ku-mCOeyWFGYcbtJHPZLCPZP1XIfixCQ7LGEt1Oe8TCvZXeFG2SCA2nufYuIQ9D66spu5M4EJHEWKJxgc0KUacQA8Ddt3hnYx1Eson7J_KKh9_7Bs5PevtcTBONCmf4/s1600/IMG_5177.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">dhanters in gold shimmer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopAhFnyYsBcB5M0u0KW_TeadaIkHVW43cKULApO-EXQs1iFUetnGBUNhSy1P4QvdXrJsvGW32Ylgc5JlRnorcOevxBwycpz8xF71fshUOXilvHCShbOl0EEgGLyG2BlVsAQDvZDF2sEU/s1600/1381773_10203962704361797_7838182706616166031_n.jpg" width="510" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The best that happened this year was an opportunity to feature a diwali article with images from my home in the "Good Homes Magazine"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Images and Ideas :Lakshmi Arvind.Please dont take images without permission!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>

Wisdom,light and love !

  Deepavali and the days leading to them were frenzy at home,cleaning,shining and polishing.There wasn't anything in particular i wanted...

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