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Friday, October 16, 2009

Break out the fireworks and sweets: Diwali 2009 has arrived!

Posted on 6:53 AM by Unknown
It's time to turn on the lights, paint the house with fresh colors, wear new clothes and gather with family and friends to share in the festive cheer. Diwali is one of the largest holidays in India and has a simple and very important meaning: celebrate the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. 

The Diwali fever is upon us, and orkut certainly hasn't been left out of the fun. Communities are doing everything from pushing for a 'pollution free Diwali' to voting on their favorite websites for sending Diwali greetings. Check out the I love Diwali community's active polls on people's favorite things about the holiday (right now, 'crackers' is topping the list with 27% of votes, but it's closely followed by 'holidays', 'new clothes', and 'sweets'). 

A number of Open Social applications have also popped up to celebrate, like the Diwali Wish app. With it, you can create a wishlist of things you'd like this Diwali and see what your friends are hoping for as well. If you want to send special Diwali greeting cards or scraps, you can also try applications like Kaamana- Greetings for U and Fun Scraps.




If you haven't seen it already, take a look at the special Diwali logo we designed to brighten the festive season... Happy Diwali :-) 

Posted by Shaon Roy Chowdhury, orkut operations team 

UPDATE: Beginning with this year's Diwali celebration, the orkut team will be doing special doodles and posts to commemorate festive dates around the world. Keep your eyes peeled for the next one!

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