Diwali - Part 2

We took a night walk to see all the Diwali lights. Vapi was a happening place at 8 PM. The wide bazaar street really doesn't get set up until between 5 and 6 PM. Most carts have a compact fluorescent bulb running off an automotive battery.

My iPhone camera worked remarkably well in the dim light. A real camera and tripod would be better, but it would be difficult to carry that gear around at night -- not to mention trying to stay out of traffic as I took a picture!

First, a few pictures from our neighborhood:

We've set out some lights on our railing. The clay pots cost a whopping 8 cents (5 rupees) each.
The tea lights to go in them cost twice that! Half of the lamps are burning oil with a string wick --
that's the authentic Diwali light.

Looking down our street. It's hard to see the lights on the houses through the trees.

My camera didn't have enough to go on to focus properly, but these are lights in the windshields and bumpers of three "Goods Carrier" trucks. It really was a cool sight.

A small part of the large bazaar street in Vapi. You can tell it's a busy place!

And finally, a picture I can't take credit for:

A NASA photo of India at night taken in Diwali 2012. The extra light from Diwali really doesn't add anything at this scale -- the date is just coincidental.