I had the opportunity to visit IC colony at Borivali, Mumbai, during Christmas. This picture was clicked over there. It has been dedicated in the memory of Martyrs of 26th November, Mumbai attacks.
What stuck me most about IC colony is the way it was decorated for Christmas. For Diwali, mostly I have seen, individual houses lit up and decorated. Here entire buildings, parking lots, roads, crossroads, everything was lit up and decorated. Most of the shops had people standing in red caps. The entire mood was so festive, it was amazing the zeal with which Christmas is celebrated there. There were no fireworks, but then there were people over there, in large groups enjoying the celebrations.
I am looking forward to visiting it again next year. It really got me in a festive mood.
Jayant, could not agree more.. This is some thing that I have noticed. We are simply too ashamed to celebrate in public. Even if there is nothing wrong. Other communities are not..!!
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Going to a temple has always been for specific days, for birthdays, for anniversaries, for religious celbrations. Other than that, we hit the bells of the temples only when we are in trouble. Even we should have a fixed day like christians(sunday mass) and muslims(friday namaz). This does not only make it mandatory but also spreads a community feeling which helps in celebrating festivals together.
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