Here I am presenting Deepavali in 3 parts. First one is the crazy shopping which people start well before a month. Second, the Deepavali eve which will be all the more colourful and finally the Deepavali day when people visit temples, friends and relatives.
If Deepavali and the new moon day fall on the same day certain communities perform Kedara Gowri vratha at home and offer their special preparations along with haldi & kumkum to the Goddess.
Nowadays, many apart from business people perform Lakshmi Puja in the evening and light diyas and decorate their parapet walls.
These are some pictures of Deepavali sales.
Deepavali eve pictures.
Deepavali day round up.
It invariably rains on Deepavali day. In the picture above(left) you can see the cloudy sky.
Video clipping of fireworks at night has been uploaded in YouTube the URL is
http://youtu.be/CbAhML28Oro
