The festival season in India is already here! As we celebrated Navratri and Dusshera with a lot of excitement, one can't help but think about the upcoming festival of lights. With numerous 'India during Diwali' pictures of the globe taken from space floating around online, one cannot help but anticipate the upcoming grand festival. The entire country celebrates this festival in its unique way and manner. We have the northern states celebrating the 'Badi; and 'Choti' Diwali. Bengal celebrates Diwali with Kali Puja, Maharashtra has Bhau Bhij, Diwali Padva, Gujarat has Dhanteras, and so on. Let's take a look at how Diwali is celebrated in the holy city of Amritsar.
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The celebrations in Amritsar during Diwali are absolutely no match. The Golden Temple is illuminated with golden lights that reflect in the water, thus creating a different atmosphere altogether. If you are no fan of the festival, just visit the place for its holy and illuminating atmosphere and find yourself surrounded by the shared feelings of fraternity and love all around. There are candles, lanterns, diyas, electrical lights with the already golden monument. Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness, of good over evil and this place shows you exactly how.
Diwali is essentially a Hindu festival but the Sikhs of the country have welcomed it as one of their own. The Sikh culture is known for accepting everyone and serving humanity. The Golden Temple gives free food to whoever visits it daily and Diwali is no different. The communal kitchen of the temple welcomes and serves all, with prasad and meals alike. The sweets made here are one of the most delicious ones in the country. There is absolutely no restriction on the number of servings you take.
This Diwali, why not have this unique experience? Make sure you do your research regarding the weather conditions. Amritsar is pretty famous for its extreme weather patterns. The harshest of the cold is felt during October to March and the festival of Diwali tends to fall in October and November. So pack as per the season. If you carry sweets for the temple, make sure you distribute it to everyone there itself. They follow this culture in the Golden temple.
If you are planning on visiting Amritsar, visit the Wagah border, try out the local delicacies, shop your heart out as they have local phulkari dupattas and mojaris to choose from, and don't forget to take in all that Diwali atmosphere.
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