Let there be light.

Living in a country where the lights never seem to go completely out even during a blackout puts things in a whole different picture frame ...

I was bringing some tea-lites to life on the front porch a few days ago and had to stop to think whether I should turn off the porch light itself, to bring 'out' the tiny flickering flames of the candles. Is this just another tradition I'm going to cast aside as 'silly' and 'doesnt make sense' now that we have electricity to do the same thing? Wouldnt the Goddess who we are inviting (enticing) into our homes, find her way just the same no matter how the path was lite up?

I guess I've already strayed off the traditional path by not using the clay lamps and oil... but the convinience of a $2.99 bag of 100 tea-lites from Ikea is hard to beat! Though I did make Gulab Jamuns for the first time. (there were many online recipes that gave me useful tips like ricotta instead of khoya) Sigh... I did make cupcakes as a back-up though. Diwali wouldnt be the same without an excuse to cook up a lot of sweet stuff!

And no guesses for which turned out better and made it out of the home to friends' appreciative taste buds. Happy Diwali everyone! c) c) c) c) c)