Happy Diwali :D

I've seen the word 'Diwali' on an HBO ad, got curious and forgot about it the next hour. This time, I took my time to google about it and learned that Diwali was actually called "Festival of Lights".

It is a major Indian holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Many legends are associated with Diwali. Today it is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs across the globe as the "Festival of Lights," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being. Diwali is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the month Kartika

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In many parts of India, it is the homecoming of Lord Rama of Ayodhya after a 14-year exile in the forest, after he defeated the evil Ravana. The people of Ayodhya (the capital of his kingdom) welcomed Rama by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (deeva), thus its name: Deepavali. This word, in due course, became Diwali in Hindi. But, in South Indian languages, the word did not undergo any change, and hence the festival is called Deepavali in southern India. There are many different observances of the holiday across India.

Jainism marks Diwali as the nirvana of Lord Mahavira, which occurred on 15 October, 527 BCE.

Among the Sikhs, Diwali came to have special significance from the day the town of Amritsar was illuminated on the return to it of Guru Hargobind (1595-1644) who had been held captive in the Fort at Gwalior under the orders of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir (1570-1627). As the sixth Guru (teacher) of Sikhism, Guru Hargobind Ji, was freed from imprisonment - along with 53 Hindu Kings (who were held as political prisoners) whom the Guru had arranged to be released as well. After his release he went to the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) in the holy city of Amritsar, where he was welcomed in happiness by the people who lit candles and diyas to greet the Guru. Because of this, Sikhs often refer to Diwali also as Bandi Chhorh Divas - "the day of release of detainees."

The festival is also celebrated by Buddhists of Nepal, particularly the Newar Buddhists.

In India, Diwali is now considered to be a national festival, and the aesthetic aspect of the festival is enjoyed by most Indians regardless of faith. (from Wikipedia)

I've always been fascinated by colorful festivals like this. Happy Diwali everyone! :D

more than the usual :D

Well maybe you've noticed that I've been posting alot of photos lately. Well maybe it's beacuse photos are easier to post and I've been a little busy since school just started.

This time, I'm going to post some of the most forwarded photos online according to Yahoo!

Cute. Lol.



Pretty, don't you think?



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I so love this one, soooo pretty :D




And this one is my favorite, it's nice to have a little humor mixed in politics :D



"yuck, what the hell did i just say? " rofl

snapshots

Photos of the day:







Oldies. whenever I look at them, I can't help but think of all the things that they went thru, all the hardships,laughters,joys and griefs. I know I still have a very long way to go :)


photos courtesy of Leighton. Check his multiply for more superb pics :D

http://lhytonex.multiply.com/

Books, books and more books.

Books are ♥.

I love reading so much and it's something that I'm proud to admit. Even though some people think that people who love to read are just a bunch of weirdos, I really don't care. I'd rather stay home than parrrtteeyyy senselessly. Yes, I do go out every now and then but I don't go out and get pissed-drunk anymore. Maybe I just got tired of the usual senseless activity.

Anyway in relation to this bookworm thingy, I happen to bump into a Deviantart article entitled Books.Reading.A big part of our life and I saw some interesting photos about books and book lovers. I hope you'll like them as much as I do.

Seastars haven :]

I usually spend my free time surfing for new pics online, and here's what I stumbled upon a few days ago. It's sort of like a compilation of seastars :)

There's more from where it came from. Summer means... lots of seastars :D

Enjoy clicking beybie! :]]

Found some really interesting pictures here :)

Telegraph

So uberly nice. I really love Photography, don't you? :)

Food for the Soul

I love photography, and I'm amazed on how the camera captures even the most tiniest detail. Although poverty has kept me from having a camera, I still love looking at different sites that shows the different talents of versatile photographers. My favorite site of all is DeviantArt, and I'm goin to share with you some of my best loved photographs.

To view the complete set of pics, go here :)