Tag: Diwali
A Japanese Diwali: How it’s different from India
Among the many things travel teaches you is how things you take for granted back home don’t come easily to everyone else. A fine example of this is fireworks.
Back home in India, even if it’s not Diwali, it’s easy for anyone to go to a store or order fireworks online. And then, unless there is a specific ban at a certain place/time, you are free to light them up at weddings, birthdays or for no reason at all.
Not so in many countries. Certainly not in Japan, where a fireworks show conducted by the government is an occasion for hundreds of people to dress up and go witness. Continue reading A Japanese Diwali: How it’s different from India
Diwali, the festival of lights, today
October 30 (TravelAndy): India is celebrating the festival of Diwali today.
The primarily Hindu festival celebrates the victory of Good over Evil.
The festival is marked by the lighting of diyas (earthen lamps) and display of fireworks.
This year, there are a large number of voices on social media calling for the abandoning of noisy crackers citing the distress they cause to babies, the elderly and animals. Continue reading Diwali, the festival of lights, today
Indigo offers tickets from INR799
October 29 (TravelAndy): India’s low cost airline, Indigo has announced a discount on air fares, with one way tickets starting from INR799.
Booking under this offer is available till October 30, 2016, midnight, for a travel period of November 10, 2016 to , April 17, 2017.
This offer is valid for nonstop flights, which will operate only on the domestic network. Continue reading Indigo offers tickets from INR799
IRCTC announces special tour on Diwali
October 22 (TravelAndy): Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is organising a special tour this Diwali.
A special tourist train will leave Madurai in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, on October 25 at 00.05.
The train will travel touch Gaya, Varanasi, Allahabad, Delhi, Mathura and Agra. Continue reading IRCTC announces special tour on Diwali