Divaveli...

The time of the year, deepavali has come again. Like every year, a month before deepavali itself brings the excitement. Visiting, buying, bargaining, choosing.. ahh just too much work. But the satisfaction you get on the festival of lights is just priceless. Happiness, sharing, love, laughter and the best part is Family.. where there is always misunderstanding, arguments, quarrels.. But nothing can beat the togetherness felt on that day as a family. 

Festival of Lights

Every year, its the same routine since i was an infant. On the eve of Deepavali itself the excitement starts. We buy stuff to cook and clean for prayers of the dead (tata). We offer him his favourite food, drinks and sweets and thank him for all the goodness we have today. Well, after all that thanking and feeling.. we steal his food :p.. Appa is the head of the family, he feeds everyone from the banana leave food of the offering. I dont know why, the food from the offering is always awesome. Amma, chinnema, and patti will cook rice, chickent curry, boiled eggs, mutton peretel with lots of potatoes, veggies and lots of mouth watering foods. aaaah.. even the thought of it makes my mouth water. After stealing, eating and feeling bloated with food, we will walk along Jalan Station where the last minute shopping is done for the big day. 

After all that, we go home and do the kolem. This year's kolem was kind of nice and different. There was once when we noob's were doing Kolem which instead of looking like a peacock ended up looking like a snail instead. :D. Well somehow this year we succeeded. Then at 12am we play the fireworks. BooMbOOmBanGBoom... and Happy Deepavali :)

This year's Kolem

On the morning of Deepavali we thank god for the new clothes, food and joy throughout the year. This year i gave all my family members ang pow even though I'm not married. Well, that is like a personal achievement for me. Amma and Appa was suprised :). Then after going to temple and all we eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat and watch tv and sleep and eat and talk and laugh and talk and eat eat and sleep.. and Divaveli is over.. :D