The Festival Season is in full swing. Durga Puja, Dussehra, Navarathri and other connected festivals are over. Now it is Deepavali or Diwali, The Festival of Light, which is celebrated almost all over India. The arrival of the winter and the nice climate cheer the people looking towards a good Diwali.
This year the entire days from 10th to 18th November will have celebrations, the Holiday on 13th merged with the other days in the week. It is a time for celebration, enjoyment and happiness. In Delhi, as in many other places, Diwali is celebrated with all pompness. It is a big time for the business. All shops are decorated and ready to receive the large number of customers. Since Bonus and financial benefits are paid at this time, the people will having money at their disposal. It is a time to give presents to the near and dear. Sweets have to be given to friends and relatives. Business people have to give gifts to their valued customers. The sweet shops prepare days ahead to make large quality of all kinds of sweets and also make special arrangement for sale of the same since there will be heavy rush. You can see persons buying 50-60 packets of sweets at the same. It is the same case with the purchase of dresses. All other gift materials are also having high demand. Business houses offer many concessions and special offers to the customers.
Fire crackers of varieties are for sale and every night for so many days you can continuously hear the noise of the crackers bursting. The children especially enjoy, since holidays are given by the schools.
My Best Wishes to all my Comrades, Friends and Well Wishers for a Happy and Pleasant Diwali!
VAN Namboodiri's Blog 
happy Theepa Oli festival. actually it is very ancient festival of all over India. The story behind it all are created and not true. it was not a religious one. In Tamizh Thee means fire. Oli means light or brightness. Really it was a fire saving before rainy season. kar kalam means rainy season. there was no mach box to save fire. so in one place of village the fire will be extinguished. All the villagers will provide wood and oil and it will be on fire continuously during whole month in a safety place. it was a joyful day of all. Everybody will lit a fire. everybody will utilize whenever they need. The name of Thee also is a reasonable name. when the men had felt heat they shouted aak thee. That time there was no faith except to show the faithfulness which are useful to human. they prayed mala that was hill. Rain that is Mari. Mariamma is the mother of rain etc. there was no cast system. Fire saving day is called theepa Oli. as Sanskrit they could not spell Hindustani language they spelt Deepawali. English people spelt diwali. both are giving wrong meaning. deep mean lamp wali means pain. If we say Di wali it means two type of pain. So let us say Theepa Oli. No stories hypothetical and not real. happy theepa Oli com. it is my own thoughts.