As we all know, Diwali is festival of lights and more than that... it's filled with colors in many forms. This is my first time celebrating Diwali in Pune. I must say, I really enjoyed Diwali and especially Diwali shopping. After a loooooooong time, celebrating Diwali at home feels good and kids were really excited.
The festive mood started almost two weeks back with Diyas for sale on street side. There were different colored Diyas in many shapes and sizes....
And Diyas that were ready to be colored.....
And roaming Diyas on the four wheel cart....
Not just Diyas, there were small pots too....
Shivaji forts and toy soldiers are something new I never saw before.
Read more at Shivaji killas express pure reverence "Every Diwali mud forts or Shivaji killas can be seen adorning Maharashtrian homes, dazzling and life-like with toy soldiers and miniature animals.
It transports you to an era steeped in history. The idea is to express reverence towards Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the umpteen strongholds he had in his possession......."
Coming to next colored item of Diwali....RANGOLI that appears in front of the door to welcome Goddess Laxmi. And here are some pictures of Rangoli colors on sale...
btw, do you see anything interesting in the following picture?
You can see a man sleeping under the sun and enjoying the fresh open air :-).
And who will forget buying the Puja stuff....
Now coming to the most interesting and exciting part of Diwali...buying crackers. It's more fun when big crackers (I mean kids) give company in choosing the crackers they want ;-). I could see many actresses pictures on the cracker boxes... but the one that captured Harshita's attention was the one with Harry potter on it.
This was our Diwali shopping and enjoyed our time being in Pune. Will blog tomorrow on our Diwali celebrations.. check it out on my other blog Journey Of Learning.
