Harvest festival was a few weeks ago but I'm just getting to it. All the gods and demigods are assembled in figurines and the harvest is honored. The villagers performed with dancing, stilt walking and drumming. At the end we had a beautiful meal.
Today is Deepavali known as the festival of lights. The festival involves lighting diyas or small clay lamps to dispel darkness. It also refers to the light of knowledge that dispels ignorance. Deepavali is a time for family togetherness. New clothes are worn, pujas are performed and the celebration is topped with food-especially homemade sweets. Firecrackers have been going off for three days and nonstop for the past day except from 10pm-5am. Below is seeval, made of chickpea and rice flour, made into a paste, squeezed through a press into curly ribbons, then fried in hot oil. Delicious.
The yellow balls are laddho, made of chickpeas and jaggery, the dark balls are made of toasted sesame seeds and jaggery and there is fresh organic papya.
Making of the seeval in the out house kitchen. These are given as gifts to friends.
Fireworks everywhere!
cool fireworks
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