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Yi Peng: Lighting Up the Thai Night with Dreams

Thousands of brilliant lanterns are launched into the night sky during the amazing Yi Peng, the Lantern Festival of Thailand, to represent letting go of bad luck and welcome good fortune. Growing up in Hisar, my own relationship to light celebrations like Diwali connected me immediately to Yi Peng’s calm beauty and spiritual resonance.During Diwali, […]

Diwali Diaries: A Sparkling Saga of Traditions and Treats

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I have always especially loved Diwali, the celebration of lights. Diwali was an experience rather than only a celebration growing up in Hisar, Punjab. It started weeks ahead. Freshly painted dwellings, marigold garlands, and the delicious perfume of ladoos and barfis cooking in every house would fill the air. Families came together to tidy and

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