As this picture shows (thanks Chris) Diwali is more than just a combination of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year...it also involves a heavy dose of the 4th of July.
One of the strangest (and kind of scary) things about walking around town yesterday was that fireworks were going off everywhere. In small alleys, in the middle of the street, in crowded corners, etc...And these weren't the typical "oh look how pretty" American 4th of July fireworks, they were more of the "holy shit, are we under attack?" variety. More than once yesterday my ears were sent ringing because of a firework's size and/or proximity. At first it wasn't so bad because not that many were going off, but then later in the night each step I took came with a little hesitiation because I wasn't sure when/where the next firecracker was going to come from. No injuries to report, just a very disorienting, no escape, kind of feel to it.
Lastly, I wanted to clarify yesterday's description of Delhi as "absolutely fucking ridiculous". I meant it in both senses of the word - it was ridiculously good and bad, not just one or the other.
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