5 Places To Celebrate Diwali With Unique Traditions

Diwali celebrations are somehow equal to fanfare of candies, crackers, glittering decorations, and rustling wardrobe. We mild lamps, unfold a colorful Rangoli and trade items and candies with close to and expensive ones.

But in case you are performed with those ordinary affairs, then there are a few locations with a purpose to show the myriad methods wherein India celebrates Diwali.

Here are 5 such locations which have a totally precise manner of celebrating Diwali.

# Coloured Markets Of Jaipur

While lights and lamps are a special part of Diwali celebrations, what happens in Jaipur is worth a special visit. Whole markets and streets are fixed with lights of special designs, and it feels like entering a galaxy of stars, when you walk through these streets. Each year, there’s a competition for the best decorated and most brilliantly lit up market.

# Burning The Demon In Goa

Goa has a unique tradition where neighbour hoods make huge effigies of the demon Narkasur, which are then taken out in a procession, and burned at city squares at dawn on Narakasura Chaturdashi, the day before the main day of Diwali. Folklore has it that Lord Krishna killed this demon during Diwali. Another popular tradition in Goa is gambling, so you could also try your luck at the games.

# Kali Puja In Kolkata

While rest of the country focusses on Goddess Lakshmi, Kolkata performs the Kali Puja. Kali temples at Kalighat, Belur Math and Dakshineswar become the main centres, where huge crowds gather to worship the Goddess in its more fierce form.

# The Tribal Traditions In Gujarat

You can spend Diwali with the Dangs, a community of tribals near Baroda. They will welcome you into their simple homes, where they paint the traditional Rangoli, make simple tribal cuisine, and you can enjoy a peaceful Diwali, steeped in folklore. It can also be a generous gesture, as the revenue is shared by the whole village for its development.

# The Return Of The Guru

While other communities celebrate Diwali for the dawn of the Hindu new year, the Sikhs celebrate it for the return of their Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind, from Mughal imprisonment. Special kirtans echo through the city and the Golden Temple is bathed in light. You can enjoy their special cuisine and partake of their colourful celebrations.