Happy Deepavali Photo

Photographer’s Note

Happy Deepavali to all Indians, which fell this year on October 17! These Indian Tamil girls were selecting Happy Deepavali cards in Penang's Litte India just one week before the festival.

The Hindus usually awake early in the morning of deepavali around 3am and the first ritual have an oil bath, which is an important feature of Deepavali. Hindus will dress in their new clothes on Deepavali. Most of the women will be clad in silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades. Hindus particularly dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival. Hindus will also pay their respects to the elderly and most families will go to the temple after having breakfast. This is also an important practice for them. The reason why they go to the temples is to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali. The houses are decorated with oil lamps and children play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival. On the first day, they will not go visiting but will stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.

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paura (38484) 2009-10-17 17:53

urs,
The vivid colorfull details are really interesting here, friend. Beautiful daily life scene.

Regards

Paulo

pablominto (40788) 2009-10-17 22:13

Hello Urs,

It strikes me that all kind of religious festivals and fiestas put together make up a huge economy!
Take for instance our Christmas, massive turnover in many branches of business...
Street scene is well framed, colourful as always in your part of the world!

Greetings,
Pablo -

pajaran (3240) 2009-10-18 0:51

Zdravo.
Lep obicaj i praznik.
Dobra kompozicija sa mnogo lepih boja.
Treba cuvati tradiciju.
Pozdrav, Paja.

subhendu_bagchi (3167) 2009-10-18 1:16

Thank you Urs, for celebrating Deewali with all of us. Nice natural scene presented with natural colours and sharpness.
Good to see the garlands suspended from roof. Very well composition. Tfs.
Have a nice sunday.
Namaste..
Subhendu

riclopes (33005) 2009-10-18 2:23

Olá Urs, another nice colored scene from Indians in Malasya. I imagine these shoppings must be quite exciting for them. Starting the ceremony at 3am make the event more intense and special I would say. Fine vertical framing to show all these intense colors.
have a nice sunday,
ricardo

danos (32588) 2009-10-18 2:45

Hi Urs,
Happy Deepavali to all Indians! A nice colourful snapshot in the interior of the shop with the colourful goods and the women to look for to buy something.I like this happy atmosphere.

Regards,Danos

jusninasirun (10209) 2009-10-18 5:12

Kodiang 2009

Hi Urs: You have captured the colorful mood in Deepavali really well in this little island where the celebration is BIG. Nice assortment of goodies captured so well in tall frame. Superb daily life shot and thanks for sharing. Best regards.
Jusni

mauro61 (15690) 2009-10-18 14:59

ciao Urs,
bellissimi i colori di questi tuoi scatti uniti alla grande naturalezza dei soggetti inquadrati.
Leggerissima perdita di definizione ma immagine ugualmente piacevole.
saluti
maurizio

giorgimer (21254) 2009-10-18 23:56