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The Hindu festival of lights – symbols of knowledge,
health, wealth and everything that is positive in the
world – celebrates Rama and Sita’s homecoming in the
Ramayana. It’s the biggest event of the year in India, sort
of on a par with Christmas
in the West, and as such
is not an especially good
time to travel here, since
everything is closed and
everyone stays at home
for feasting. But if you
know someone in India,
taking part in its rituals
can be magical: festivities
include the lighting of oil
lamps and firecrackers
and the giving and
receiving of sweets and
gifts.
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Where?
India
When?
October or November
How Long?
5 days
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