Diwali with a Chinese Flavor

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Diwali with a Chinese Flavor this Year

Nov. 8th, 2007

New Delhi

 

From Chinese crackers decorating the shelves of firecracker

shops to Feng Shui stores selling idols of goddess Lakshmi and

Ganesha, Diwali -- one of India's biggest Hindu festivals -- has

been generously sprinkled with Chinese flavours this year.

 

Kriti creations, a shop in south Delhi's Khan Market, is a typical

Feng Shui shop. But idols of goddess Lakshmi - the Hindu

goddess of wealth and prosperity who is worshipped during

Diwali - sit pretty on the shelves of the store.

 

" Friday is the day of goddess Lakshmi and it's a very auspicious

occasion that this year Diwali will be celebrated on the very day.

The items in my shop, like that of goddess Lakshmi channelising

wealth into a plate, is just what Feng Shui symbolises -

channelising positive energy, " said Mukesh Goyal, owner of the

shop.

 

Similarly, another Feng Shui store in North Delhi's Shakti Nagar

area is busy selling Ganesha idols and other articles. " One of the

most popular Feng Shui items, the Shri Yantra, is the hottest

selling item right now. It brings prosperity to the family and is

kept during the time of puja, " said Tenzing, the owner of the

store.

 

People are queuing up to buy the Shri Yantra, which is priced

between Rs 101 and Rs 7000.

 

In Feng Shui, the colour orange stands for gold. That is why

almost every Feng Shui item has a hint of orange and holds great

meaning especially on Diwali.

 

Also, cracker shops are flooded with Chinese firecrackers. A

tad bit smaller in size than their Indian counterparts and packed

with glazed paper with the image of a Chinese dragon or Sumo

wrestler, these crackers are a big hit.

 

[....], Diwali has now come under Chinese influence for sure.

 

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