Swami ManavalaMamunigal day 5 : Grand Deepavalipurappadu 2018 ~ and celebrations globally !!
Harshil is a cantonment area situated at a height of 7,860 feet close to the India-China border in Uttarkashi district.
Celebrations at Wadala Mumbai – Daily Mail.co.uk
Deepavali
‘the festival of lights’ is always enchanting – an occasion to wear new
clothes, eat sweets, burst crackers, be with friends and relatives, visit and
respect elders – a festivity which
brings enjoyment, pervades happiness all through …. – the festival was grandly
celebrated all over the country – in our parts on 6th Nov 2018, a
day later in some other places.In the recent years, there has been some
attempt to wean away people as some keep saying that ‘enthusiasm towards
fireworks is going down; spiralling prices have forced people to buy less of
firecrackers;the pollution awareness is
swaying public away from crackers and the like……….’.this
year the Apex Court judgment was the talking point !
6th Nov 2018 was day 5 of Swami Manavala Mamunigal
Uthsavam and Deepavali too.At
Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam, there was mangalasasanam in the morning,
Thiruppavai & Muthal ayiram sarrumurai – grand veethi purappadu of Acaryar
Mamunigal with Sri Parthasarathi and late in the night Thiruvaimozhi
sarrumurai.More on this in a separate
post.
Sri Modiji at Kedarnath temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Harsil near the India-China
border in Uttarakhand and celebrated Diwali with army and ITBP personnel on
Wednesday.Greeting the jawans on the
occasion, the prime minister said their devotion to duty in the remote icy
heights, is enabling the strength of the nation, and securing the future and
the dreams of 125 crore Indians.The
prime minister recalled that he has been visiting soldiers on Diwali ever since
he was the chief minister of Gujarat. He also spoke of his interactions with
the jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), years ago when he was part
of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Modiji visiting and celebrating Deepavali with jawans at Harshil Cantonment
The
northern Indian city of Ayodhya managed to break a Guinness World Record on6.11.2018
by lighting 300,150 earthen lamps and
keeping them burning for at least 45 minutes on the banks of the river Sarayu
as part of the annual celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.South
Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook attended the record-breaking event alongside Shri Yogi Adityanath, the CM of
Uttar Pradesh.Her presence was
significant because of a Korean legend that a princess from Ayodhya travelled
to Korea and married a king, becoming a Korean queen in the year 48 AD.
Child celebrates in Pak and Rangoli at Guwahati (daily mail UK)
In
Malaysia, at Kualalampur, theexcitement
of the Deepavali celebration was felt nationwide when Hindu devotees took the
opportunity to leave their homes since early morning to perform their religious
rituals at temples in their respective areas. Among the major temples focused
on was the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in JalanTun HS Lee, which was filled with
devotees as early as 7am. In Klang, the Sri Nagara Thandayuthapani Temple was
the focus of Hindu devotees in the district to pray with their family
members.Devotees gathered at the Pilliyar Kovil in Annipandi, Batticaloa
engaging in religious observances in celebration of Deepavali.
Emirates Air - mithai truck
Spreading
the festive cheer in UAE, Emirates Airlines celebrated Diwali by surprising
people in Dubai with a special Mithai(sweets) truck on the eve of the festival of lights. Distributing
special Indian sweets and desserts at Dubai’s famous Bollywood Parks and City
Walks, the UAE-based airline’s crew took everyone by surprise. Not only did the
staff give out traditional Indian sweets, air hostesses of the airline even
danced to peppy Bollywood numbers, entertaining the crowd. Emirates will be offering
passengers special Diwali treats across all classes on all flights from Dubai
to India from 7 November to 10 November 2018 to celebrate the grand festival.
While customers traveling in Economy class can enjoy “Motichoo rLadoos with
all hot tray meals”, passengers traveling in “Business and First Class
passengers can also enjoy Anjeer Chakkar” the company added.
His
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter to wish a Happy Diwali
to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to all those celebrating the
festival in the UAE and all over the world.
Hail the spirit of Deepavali.. ..all over the globe
With
regards – S. Sampathkumar
8th
Nov 2o18.
