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When:
Nov 13, 2012
Where: Throughout the country, India
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The Diwali Festival is a celebration of the return of the exiled Hindu God Rama and the victory of the good powers over the evil. It is held all over India, sometimes in October and sometimes in November. The believers light lamps all around the house, held torch parades in the streets and carry out ceremonies that symbolized the victory of the good over the bad. They burn dolls that represent the evil. The festival is accompanied by strong noise of exploding detonators, fireworks that colors the sky, and also by sharing sweets and fruits with relatives and friends.
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Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
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India -
background and overview:
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto Indian lands about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish in the 12th were followed by those of European traders, beginning in the late 15th century. By the 19th century, Britain had assumed political control of virtually all Indian lands. Indian armed forces in the British army played a vital role in both World Wars. Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU brought independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. Despite impressive gains in economic investment and output, India faces pressing problems such as the ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and ethnic and religious strife.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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India details
Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. |
Languages:
English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language. |
Climate:
Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north. |
Capital:
New Delhi |
Time Zone:
UTC+5:30 |
Currency (code):
Indian rupee (INR) |
Call Code:
+91 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Trans |
Tourist website:
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