Happy Diwali!

This is a sign that it is Diwali - the festival of lights.

Diwali  is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, with many other regional traditions connecting the holiday to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Yama, Yami, Durga, Kali, Hanuman, Ganesha, Kubera, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman. Furthermore, it is, in some regions, a celebration of the day Lord Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana after defeating Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile. Wikipedia.

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Sweets and savouries

The sweets and savouries shop in Bandra east is open for business waiting for customers. Diwali the festival of lights is on though the celebration is at a low level due to Covid.

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Helen

Another great portrait mural of yesteryear star Helen by Ranjit Dahiya founder of Bollywood Art Project, in Bandra.

Helen Ann Richardson Khan (born as Helen Ann Richardson; 21 November 1938), known mononymously as Helen, is an Indian actress and dancer. She has appeared in over 700 films, making her a prolific performer in Hindi cinema. She is known for her supporting, character roles and guest appearances in a career spanning seventy years.

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CDP Theme Day - Great Big Mess

All the leaves are brown... and they keep falling relentlessly in the city. It's 'fall' in Mumbai. The streets are a Great Big Mess.

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Trucking

The ride home.

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Mynah

A common myna on the banyan tree outside my window.

The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the common myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments. Wikipedia. 

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Couple of birds

A couple of birds in a clear sky over Bandra.

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