Deepavali 2011

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It's only proper to honour the Indian Hindu festivities of Deepavali (or Diwali) with a visit to Little India to eat scrummy Indian food.  Deepavali translates to 'row of lights' and marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year, the celebration of good over evil, of light over darkness.

Serangoon Road, Little India 2011
Serangoon Road, the main commercial street of Little India has been lit up for a couple of weeks now and tomorrow is the public holiday of Deepavali. With Indians making up 9.2% of Singapore's population (um, let's see... 9.2% of 5.1 million equals... um... well, lots) I don't imagine there will be a lot of breathing room in Little India tomorrow!

In fact, the celebrations start in earnest tonight, so I'm glad we hauled ourselves down there last night.  The lights were great. The food was delicious. We shopped at the late night food markets where a friend bought cinammon sticks the length of her arm and I bought green beans the length of mine.

**I haven't been to India, but whenever I think of India, its people or its culture, I think 'colour.' Lots of bright, stunning colour.  (My second thought is 'call centres' but that's another topic.)

Have a look at the photos and see for yourself. The lights of Indian festivities are bright and in your face. There is a stage and massive psychedelic screen set up on the common green area in Race Course Road, one block over from Serangoon Road. The stage is set for concerts, dancing and parades.  Happy Deepavali!

**I had the opportunity to travel to India in 2015, and it was everything I imagined and more!

Little India
Beginning of Serangoon Road, Little India 2011

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