Dilli Ki Diwali – A Spectacularly Shining Show!
Diwali celebration in Delhi this year, 2019, was a unique affair! An unprecedented spectacle: not with usual bursting of ever-polluting firecrackers but with a clean and environment friendly dazzling laser show beaming with colourful dancing rays all over Connaught Place skyline. Truly, the first ever Dilli Ki Diwali - a community form of celebration organised atop the iconic Central Park - not only belted out popular musical numbers and lit up the sky with far amplified laser beams but did the most good by bringing everyone together at one place!
The atmosphere was an electric one up to the hilt and an equally fascinating sight to behold for a long. The place was brimming with visitors from all across Delhi, from all walks of life, in cheerful mood and festive spirits breaking into dance jigs all too often and for good. Such was the spellbinding influence of the Delhi NCT government organized community show, a four-day event, to celebrate the coveted Deepawali festival.
Environs wore a star-studded glittering sight decked up with decorative lights and lanterns hanging aplenty. Such was the fervour and frenzy for the event that people turned up en masse resulting into an overflow leaving many an opportunity to enter the small sized arena. But, it was so well organised that situation never got out of control. Thanks to Delhi Police for their superior crowd management. Multiple screens were also put up around so that everyone who is unable to gain access can watch the proceedings with joy. And, thankfully, the shopping circular market was also there to help ease the crowd; the spillover was well accommodated in these corridors of shops and showrooms. Hopefully, next year, the event will be organised at a much larger place with better intake capacity.
Another standout part of the event was the exclusive erection of numerous food stalls - the popular and the specialist ones - serving out piping hot dishes to the palate seekers. The food plaza had an assortment of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights to offer. Especially, for the ones who love their tikkas, tandooris, kormas, niharis and the biriyanis.
It was indeed a very noble way of celebrating the festival of lights. All at one place; a fantastic festive atmosphere, colourful laser show, pulsating music and food galore - only at such lively and lovely first-ever Dilli Ki Diwali.
It won’t be an exaggeration to say that Diwali festivities were never so good encompassing all elements of fun, family and togetherness. Firecrackers are passé! An incredible initiative and laudable effort by Delhi government.
Applause aplenty! Looking forward for 2020.
© Anil Bisht
