Top 3 Must Visit Places In India To Experience Diwali At Its Best

About Diwali

• Diwali popularly referred to as the global fiesta of lights and sound is celebrated all over India.

• It’s one of those festivals that ties people from almost every religion, caste and community together .

• This festival of lights symbolizes several things, like the triumph of good over evil, hope over despair and so on.

• Before Diwali, there is a clean-up drive at almost everybody’s homes, all over India and during the 5-day festival, there are numerous rituals that are performed, each unique in its own way.

• Diwali is celebrated in the honor of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana who returned to the Kingdom of Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.

• Diwali celebrations differ all over the country. • While lighting lamps and bursting crackers form the main part of

the festivities, there is much more to this festival.

Here’s a list of places that one should visit to catch the celebrations during Diwali in India

• Jaipur

• Varanasi

• Amritsar

Jaipur

• To understand the celebrations of Diwali in Jaipur, one has to experience it.

• Most of Diwali’s aesthetic beauty comes from the warm glow of lights and lamps which adorn streets, buildings, shops, and homes The pink city is adorned in varied colours and the lights that will greet you will be like none that you have seen before.

• Apart from the houses being decked up, the entire markets are decorated with lights.

• One can also see musicians on the streets of the city. • The markets here sell over a thousand types of earthen lamps in many

shapes, sizes and colours. • The decked up markets are flooded with traditional clothes and

handicrafts. • What more, the best illuminated market wins a prize. Apart from a feast to

the eyes, you can treat your palate to delicious sweets and food items

Varanasi

• Varanasi, also known as Banaras is considered as one of the holiest cities in India.

• We all know how pretty of a place Varanasi can be, but it becomes even more wonderful and beautiful during the festival of Diwali On the occasion of Diwali, all the Ghats in Varanasi are lit up with thousands of diyas, and the mesmerising view certainly earns Varanasi the title of ‘City of Lights’ in Diwali.

• Fireworks can be seen and heard all night long and to truly be a part of it, one should rent a hotel near the riverside.

• The Special Ganga Aarti on the illuminated ghats is a different experience altogether.

Amritsar

• Experiencing Diwali in Amritsar is one of the most magical feelings everA Punjabi adage goes ‘Dal Roti Ghar Di Diwali Amritsar Di. (There’s nothing like homemade food and Diwali in Amritsar.’ This is indeed true.

• Diwali here, coincides with the celebrations of Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh festival.

• It marks the return of Sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, who freed himself and Hindu Kings from the prison of Islamic ruler Jahangir and arrived at the Golden temple in 1619.

• The Golden Temple of Amritsar is draped with brightly lit diyas on the Diwali evening making it an extravagant spectacle for the onlookers Fireworks and festivities during Diwali in Amritsar is certainly a memorable experience.

Conclusion

• As mentioned earlier, Diwali celebrations differ in different parts of the country, and of course there are many more places that you could visit apart from these popular ones.

• Feel free to tell us where you’d rather celebrate Diwali this year!

• Tip: If you want a closer feel of the celebration in a particular city (or village), opt for a home stay. Believe us, it’ll be a memorable experience.