Divali happens to be my most favorite part of the year.....

The nip in the air, the aromas of goodies being fried, the colors of Marigold flowers, rangolis, lanterns, meeting people you'd not met since last divali!! This year we visited my hometown a few hours away from Pune. Small town Divalis are something else!!!!

This is Tanaya's and my joint attempt at rangoli.......love the colors........

Something about marigold flowers that invoke festive memories.....

have water, will float them......

We lit very few fireworks this year, just enough to get the flavor........ my family has made a pact not to light em up again coz of what it does to our planet...

bizarre pic, but i like it! looks kinda like a painting :-)

this ones not in the middle of a jungle, actually in the middle of a village. sad to see all that wood all cut up :-(

poor little small town boy who couldnt afford fireworks, lights up a fire instead.

bye-bye small town, we're on our way back home!!!