There are brightly lit diyas everywhere you look – on the streets, in homes, in the balconies, in shops and offices. The rest of the country has fallen into a lull after the Diwali bashes, card parties and fireworks, but the people of Tamil Nadu refuse to let the revelries end. Diwali may be over, but Karthagai Deepam has just begun! A festival exclusive to this southern Indian state, it falls in the months of November and December with the festivities continuing for nearly ten days.
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