It is the season again. Season of Lamps & Lanterns.
It is Diwali again. Festival of Lamps & Lanterns.
Every city is adorned.
Every household is gay. Every face lit up with smiles.
Everyone has forgotten their worries. They have left them miles away.
Everyone seems to be living to the fullest while Happiness promises to stay.
I walk the crowded streets. I walk the narrow lanes.
I feel cheerfulness that washes away all the pain.
I watch the shops crammed with shoppers. I watch while kids scamper for crackers.
I enjoy teenagers’ busy chattering. I enjoy ladies at the stalls bargaining.
The air has the sweetness of Laddoos and Karanjees.
Porches look welcoming with colourful Rangolis.
Doorsteps have massive Lanterns dangling. Corridors have Lamps brightly burning.
The city is beaming with exuberance and life. The city looks as beautiful as a newly wed bride.
And so, leaving all my worries behind me, I join in the festive mood around me.
Living it. Enjoying it. Cherishing it.
And with a heart filled with boundless love and affection, I wish all my loved ones much Luck and Prosperity.
May the festival of Lamps & Lanterns, fill your lives with endless Hope and Happiness.
A Joyous Diwali and a Prosperous New Year to all my writer friends. May God bless you all.
– Asha Seth
Asha Seth 
Thank you dear Asha😊
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Bringing alive the memories of the past Diwali
I still feel the joy of wearing new dresses
Inhaling the fragrance of sweets
Lighting up the oil lamps
Drawing colourful rangolis
I feel like wishing you once again
Happy Diwali
Wished everyday in our lives would be Diwali
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We wish. I like your simple composition of Diwali feeling. Kiran 🙂
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in diwali this time, i made rangoli of lamp which is very similar with this image. you’ve made very nice blog, full of inspiring, beautiful thoughts..
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“The city looks as beautiful as a newly wed bride.” I am one of the lucky ones and was able to experience Diwali once years ago in Chennai (which then was called Madras)… I will never forget it!
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Was just wandering around Bangalore, I simply fall in love with the ambiance that’s created by this festive season 🙂
May light serve our lives enkindling new hopes. Happy Diwali 🙂
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Thank you Britton for coming around here again. And yes the festival is enchanting in its own way. Glad you loved it.
Happy Diwali & Much love to you and your family! 🙂
-Asha
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what a lovely tradition–and I am so glad it has lifted your spirits–I love the way you write
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So happy to see you around here Ann. And yes the festive season has certainly helped in raising my spirits. Hoping it remains so.
Diwali is a lovely tradition and festival of sorts. Hope you get to experience it in person sometime.
I am much glad to know you approve of my writing. Motivates me to keep going at it. Thank you so much Ann.
-Asha
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your talent seems to be beyond your years-LouAnn
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Thank you again dearest LouAnn! 🙂
-Asha
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