Singapore Deepavali Festival
Deepavali festival is an important festival celebrated by Hindu in Singapore. It normally occurs on October or November every year. It is also known as Diwali festival or festival of light. It is a celebration of good over evil and there is a legend behind this celebration.
Legend of Deepavali
Once upon a time the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram was ruled under a demon named Narakasura. Under the demon rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace. Seeing the wickedness, Lord Khrishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali thus Deepavali is the celebration of the defeat of evil demon Narakasura, by Lord Krishna.
How it is celebrated in Singapore
Singapore Hindu will clean or redecorate their houses few weeks before Deepavali festival. Hindu will shop for new clothes, visit Indian shops to buy greeting cards, carpets, Punjabi suits and flowers. On the actual day, Hindus will get up early in the morning to take a ritual oil bath to remove impurities, after which brightly colored clothes are worn, except for the color black as it is considered inauspicious. Kolam or floor-painting using colored rice grains or powdered rice is used to decorate the entrance of all homes or offices. Diyas or oil lamps of different shapes are lit and placed everywhere in the home so that the Goddess Lakshmi can find her way and bless the household. It is also common to find 11 mango leaves used to decorate the main door of the house where the Hindu believed that it will attract positive energy and charge away evils.
Place to visit during Deepavali
If you are in Singapore during the Deepavali festival month, you must visit Little Indian in Singapore. Indian community of Singapore and Indian foreigner workers will gather at Little Indian temple to do their prayer and festive shopping. Streets in Little India are illuminated with spectacular lights and decorated with flower garlands and glittering tinsel. You will be able to see numerous stalls and Indian shops selling costumes such as Sari, Punjabi suits, shinning jewellery, aromatic spices and jasmine garlands.
How to go little India
Nearest MRT Little India station (NE7)
Bus Number: 67, 851, 980, 960, 48, 56, 57, 66, 166, 170R, 66A, 1N, 3N, 5N, 6N
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Festival food
You will be able to taste a wide variety of delicious food if you visit Hindu during Deepavali. Every Hindu home that you visit, you will be tempted with spread of sweets like halw burfi and laddoo. You will also be served with Indian food like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry, these are some of the popular non-vegetarian Indian. For those vegetarians Hindus home, you will be able to eat popular vegetarian food like thosais, idlis and naans.Back to Home Back to Top Deepavali festival
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