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Rain, green thoughts take fire out of crackers

By S.T. Ravi Kumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Lamps filled with oil and a cotton wick is lit. The wick burns itself with the help of oil to spread light to…

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Published October 26, 2019 · 3 min read
rain, green thoughts take fire

By S.T. Ravi Kumar

Lamps filled with oil and a cotton wick is lit. The wick burns itself with the help of oil to spread light to encounter darkness. A beautiful reddish yellow light stays stubborn in the battleship of air. It battles with the passing by winds, dancing, twisting, vanishing for a second, fluttering to stay lit. The diyas are peaceful representations of purity and good luck and also an invitation to Goddess Lakshmi into our living places. The city glows in the glory of peace. Spreading the love around, in the form of gifting sweets.

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