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[From the Ilumniation contest page:]
The inter-hall illumination contest is held every year on Diwali, the festival of lights.
A lot of preparation goes into this event. The idea is to
decorate the hall with oil lamps by placing them on wire grids and hanging them from supports so
as to create intricate patterns of lights dancing in mid-air.
The designs are usually finalised about ten days before Diwali. The work then starts and a large
percentage of the hall's population turns up to put in their bit. The work involves tying wire around
diyas (earthen oil lamps) so that they may be hung from grids, placing these diyas on grids and
finally filling them with oil. The whole episode of lighting the diyas lasts about ten minutes but the
sight is so spectacular and rewarding that it condones all the hard work and considerable amount
of money that goes into the effort. The winning hall gets a huge pot of rasgullas (milk dumplings in
sugar syrup) to celebrate. After the rasgullas are eaten, the remaining syrup is poured over the
unsuspecting hall president's head.
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Getting ready for the big event. Everyone shows up to
set up the grills, soak the diyas in water,
make wire stands to hold the diyas. A general survey
is done beforehand to decide how far and high the lamps go.
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A closer look at what the guys are upto.
Quite ingenious in coming up with ways to set
up grills and diyas. Not to worry - the chairs
and the bricks will not be seen when it is dark.
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No stone is left unturned. We climb high and dig deep
into ourselves to put up the best show.
At stake - bragging rights and a pot of rasgullas
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Photos will never be able to do justice
to the spectacular sight of thousands
of lamps dancing in the dark.
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