A lot has happened since my last post on 03/10. Beginning of November was the biggest Indian festival of Deepavali or Diwali (as many people now call it). Wikipedia, my favorite encycopedia on the net has an article on it here.
Diwali is known as the festival of lights where people light lamps and diyas and also burst crackers.
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Today is Ganesh Chaturthi - the largest religious & cultural extravaganza in Mumbai. On this day, Ganesh idols of various sizes and forms adorn decorated pandals in the streets (sponsored by local associations/merchant groups).
The celebrations starting today & accompanied with drum beats, fireworks and prayers to the Hindu god will last for 11 days ending with the immersion of Ganesh idols in the Mumbai (Arabian) sea.
