Festival of Joy!!!
Diwali!!! The Most Important festival of Hindus!!! Diwali means a lot to us, it means new clothes, it means sweets, it means crackers, it means celebration, it means best wishes in from of blessings from elders!!! In short it means Celebration called life!!! We in India celebrate this festival in many different ways!!! In my native we celebrate it in some different manners as follows: Aipan: The Aipan (Alpana) is a popular art form of Kumaon, and walls, papers and pieces of cloth are decorated by the drawing of various geometric and other figures belonging to gods, goddesses and objects of nature. Pichhauras or dupattas are also decorated in this manner. At the time of Harela there is a tradition of making clay idols (Dikaras). 'Aepan' or Aipan or Alpana is an art which has a special place in all Kumaoni homes. The word "Aepan' is a derivative of 'Arpan'. A commonly used word for it is “ Likhai ” (writing), although it is a pattern made with ...