Festival Season at home..Diwali time

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The fragrance filled the air</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The musky aroma of the dull oranges,at thy feet</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bubble of warmth and the fragrance of the divine worship at Diwali</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mornings moments fresh and fragrant at Diwali time</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fresh garlands of seasonal flowers , vivid pink lotus buds,shimmering fabric that evoke the prayers</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #37404e; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">As Dusk slowly enveloped the house,the diwali evening was beautiful</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Celebrate...and enjoy...as the house warms up for diwali!</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A  Kaleidoscopic view of the festival season at our home</span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div>As I wait for another Diwali Morning:)-</div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Loved these lines on" <b>A Diwali Morning"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Diwali morning</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">her childhood returns: de</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">w </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">on the burnt grass, birds in flight </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">singing, pampering by her aunts, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">the rustling of new dresses, </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">delectable meals and sweets </span></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Joy sugared the air, as bright </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">as firecrackers exploding.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">On a November night </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">the festival would arrive: the perfect </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">opening notes of a symphony </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">that would decide the fate of the planet. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Each moment was alive: </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">it was like being washed in the geyser </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">of memory.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Charles Fishman)</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKRtw04uwl_NlBXu2Oc9GU3cbvgEjR5CjfMhJiX40d9WdCCAzBlTuo7LFECRfUlBXjol2giVC3jEhJ-2vcESkUIcU-dyL08xvBaqbJYhR4h7W4NTOujoIPCgB62Dft4SVMZxn6Pdmfdc/s640/IMG_9293+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #37404e; font-size: small; line-height: 17.98611068725586px; text-align: left;">I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love(Henry ward)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjxbdZ4MWAcx9afeHKnRH5F385MPJOb_uMdkFp1X9LR3-NSNFr1DsSCE-rlrD16IclRcsTMbxdFhbYmSQ-3kF2RemYrH6bWnVfGa8viFaTycHnvcDKYc4LB0ZXEwNulKzTUEcGCuTiIY5k/s1600/IMG_9296+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0DeIeW9_T1VUqlG_d_3iL92U8VMApwNPeBzECP9YayE4tcocd2BK68yq5X9xCrn_NX4HDaTFsvERaZ4x-7ORCkhHwp855R3UlqlnfbvcOFnv8vIBQUl7jB4eD4UUnxziNRcsjmI2c2w/s640/IMG_9724+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"> As i wait for another Diwali Morning:)-</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All images and ideas Copyrighted to Lakshmi Arvind</div><div>Please ask permission before you use these images from the blog,unauthorised copying from the site and using it otherwise on any other site is prevented.</div></div>

Festival Season at home..Diwali time

The fragrance filled the air The musky aroma of the dull oranges,at thy feet The bubble of warmth and the fragrance of the divine worship at...

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Diwali Celebrations @ Honolulu, Hawaii!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Diwali is a joyful, festive occasion for all who celebrate in India and throughout the world and so in Honolulu,Hawaii..Wherever there is </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">an Indian Mind there is a Diwali!</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;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Amerjit Ghag lives in the tropical paradise of Honolulu,Hawaii.Her home is an expression of her love for colour and pattern.A space that reflects her Indian sensibilities and colour combined with the design aesthetics of Western.</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;">Here are some Diwali celebrations all the way from Hawaii from the very enterprising Amerjit Ghag Of "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CHAIstudioHawaii" target="_blank">Chai Studio</a> ".</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;">These  images Inspiring all of us towards a pure and peaceful way of life; filled with character and love.All these elements used in decorating are simple and reveal her warmth,her love for colour and pattern combined with the rustic elegance.The warmth of the space attracts us to each of her simple corners and she wishes the readers a joyous Diwali!</span></div><div><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;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_C9tg-qraGb72eX45Sm9S-y6uBPgLV2sK8vWwKwCU1baIo0InciBKirYiuKIg_LNd7bX-I9O8JxUOVtYKNnk5v3ujenc6FGcBEODiM-f1qCvpecCpz7LxGQQ0pT41R_Pw5QvB5-eTJQ/s1600/1388755_10151702369397765_1200595357_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_C9tg-qraGb72eX45Sm9S-y6uBPgLV2sK8vWwKwCU1baIo0InciBKirYiuKIg_LNd7bX-I9O8JxUOVtYKNnk5v3ujenc6FGcBEODiM-f1qCvpecCpz7LxGQQ0pT41R_Pw5QvB5-eTJQ/s640/1388755_10151702369397765_1200595357_n.jpg" width="550" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Diwali Celebrations @ Honolulu, Hawaii!

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Divinity on diwali!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">I simply love the approach of the Diwali season. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">The slight winter chill, the happy faces, the excitement of shopping, Diwali decorations and all that.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;">Its now that the festivals has gained so much popularity and we celebrate it in various styles At home it was always the Divinity,the Pooja,the Ghee lit lamps and Marigolds.S</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">till it remains all the more traditionally rooted at our homes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let the Divine ideas of Diwali surround you forever.Here are some snippets from the earlier celebrations of earlier years:)-</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 20.67708396911621px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNTijt6T9NDyqAzf7iminARrKkVe7EdqaDUCfKnxuzQ0DlHSDxYLhwmklbnN4vyixYAK5ZfnBeSq-c4mw_0kiBAk0x1Vw3Lrir8RSdiPN3uXVnleuUJVvIc6v2nGgraHH1G_K0cWxlPg/s1600/IMG_5207+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNTijt6T9NDyqAzf7iminARrKkVe7EdqaDUCfKnxuzQ0DlHSDxYLhwmklbnN4vyixYAK5ZfnBeSq-c4mw_0kiBAk0x1Vw3Lrir8RSdiPN3uXVnleuUJVvIc6v2nGgraHH1G_K0cWxlPg/s640/IMG_5207+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Divinity on diwali!

I simply love the approach of the Diwali season.  The slight winter chill, the happy faces, the excitement of shopping, Diwali decorations a...

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