Little India: Deepavali Festival Market & Street Light Up
Little India is literally one of the most colourful areas of Singapore. With Deepavali (or Diwali) just around the corner, the place is more vibrant than ever, decked out in the full colours of this major Hindu festival. Personally, I love Little India, as evident from the way I pepper this blog with frequent food reviews of several eateries in Little India. The fact that Little India is refreshingly different from other places in Singapore means that each time I drop by, it makes me feel like a tourist! Over the past few weeks, visitors to Little India have soaked in the festive spirit of Deepavali. They can shop at the bustling Deepavali festival market or admire the beautiful street light up. The Deepavali festival village is a month-long bazaar set up for the occasion, featuring many stalls peddling Indian wares and snacks. These bright pink Indian snacks are good examples of the colourful Indian cuisine. The silver foil garnish is entirely edible! Delicious and tasty Indian titbits! I’m not quite sure of the name but this yummy treat is my favourite Indian snack. It is made from milk and tastes sweet and creamy. You can find this in many [...]
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Jan 21, 2009
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loved this place – loved the food there – it is a must visit place for people from sub-continent visiting Singapore
Feb 27, 2009
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i love the ring you are wearing, the rose one.. where did you get it, if you could say?
Apr 5, 2009
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the pics are beautiful. i am so attracted to those colourful lights. being an american is no good coz i don getta eat those delicious sweets and don getta c all those beautiful lights. hope i was in singapore and getta eat all those snacks and c all those lights…!:p:):-)
Oct 21, 2009
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Nice work. I wanted to celebrate diwali in Singapore this year, but ….next year. Little India is so very colourful. Here is a look at the morning prayers at one of the temples there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3FqwPHH1ek
Nov 3, 2010
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Wow – how long do the markets run for?
Aug 28, 2011
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the candy you mentioned there is famously called as kova….delicious and melting sweet…
Aug 28, 2011
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Thanks for sharing!
Sep 28, 2011
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Hi Veron,
I am happy to see that the spirit of Deepavali lives in wonderful people like you. Deepavali is a festival of lights, the light that extinguish the darkness of mind, heart and soul. It brings greatness to those who respects it and I must say that with your enthusiasm and the beautiful display of all things associated with Deepavali I am sure you’ll be blessed.
Hope to see more festival pictures from you. Great work and you go girl.
Pathmah