Divali, the Festival of Lights, is the biggest celebration of the year in India. It is the time for giving gifts (shops are all crowded for weeks before), getting new clothing, and being with family (train tickets are sold out and multiply in price). It is celebrated with "crackers" which is generic for any kind of fireworks. Last year when we were in the city for the celebration, there must have been crores (= 100 lakh, 1 lakh = 100,000) of firecrackers fired. At Pathway this year the celebration was less extravagant, but they all had new "dress" (= any kind of clothing) and the camera caught their excitement with their "Festival of Lights".
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