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"For me, Diwali is a festival to enjoy with family and friends and most importantly it illumines lives with new energy and hope," she says. "It gives me a reason to leave behind the past and look at my future afresh."
"I took (photos of) these young girls in order to show that the age old traditions still stand strong among the youth of today. The lights in the background and the lights of the diyas establishes the fact that the picture is all about festival of lights."
Girls decorating the house with the earthen lamps or 'diyas' for Diwali. Lighting diyas is a common feature of the festival. The young girls portray that the age old traditions still stand strong among the youth of today.
Diwali is a festival to enjoy with family and friends and most importantly it illumines lives with new energy and hope. It gives a reason to leave behind the past and look at future afresh.
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