Land of Festivals


I was watching SriKrishnaTulabharam(Old is Gold) last night and remember dewali comming soon. India - Land of Festivals. Many festivals are celebrated in India with great pomp and show. Each festival has areligious or mythological significance behind it. Diwali is one of them. It is the festival of lights,fireworks. It iscelebrated for several days. It falls in the month of October or early November

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