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This year, celebrate Diwali with joy and responsibility

This year, celebrate Diwali with joy and responsibility

October 28, 2024

Diwali, by far the biggest festival in India, is just around the corner, bringing with it an air of anticipation and excitement, as frenzied shopping for gifts, sweets and firecrackers gets underway.  However, this vibrant celebration also raises significant concerns regarding e...

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Air pollution at record levels as firecracker ban on Diwali fails across north India

Air pollution at record levels as firecracker ban on Diwali fails across north India

November 5, 2021

The biggest Indian festival of the year, Diwali, known in some places as Deepavali, is celebrated twenty days after Dussehra, and symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness and good over evil. During the festival, devotees usually pray to beautiful murtis of Lakshmi,...

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Alpona- Bengal’s floor painting art

Alpona- Bengal’s floor painting art

October 4, 2019

'Tis the season of festivity and everyone is gearing up to celebrate it with grandeur and pomp. From shopping to cleaning and decoration, every household seems to be in a festive furore. Amongst all these madness lays the traditions and rituals which connect us to our culture. On...

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L’art du « kalamezhuthu » du Kerala

L’art du « kalamezhuthu » du Kerala

May 31, 2017

Les vifs dessins du « kalamezhuthu » représentent les croyances du peuple du Kerala, un Etat situé au sud de l’Inde, où cet art des temples est créé et glorifié. L’air est léger, frais et parfumé. Les bâtons d’encens allumés près des idoles et le mince trait ...

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A glimpse of the festival of lights in New Delhi

A glimpse of the festival of lights in New Delhi

November 1, 2016

People in New Delhi celebrated Diwali, or Deepavali as it is popularly known in India, with an infectious enthusiasm and energy. Diwali is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in autumn across the nation. Spiritually, it signifies the victory of light over darkness and of good ...

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