Yesterday, we welcomed the Diwali '07 at Palm Court in a grand way! Everything went as planned, although the attendance for the evening sessions were far less than we anticipated. The morning session on Rangoli was really well-attended, thanks to the new president and the secretary, who went to all apartments personally and ensured that we've enough people joining us! We'd 4 entries in all for the Rangoli designs - three from Palm Court (103, 105 & 207) and one from Daffodils. The Daffodils entry won it hands down (Congratulations, Ms.Shiny!), and the runners- up was from 207, Palm Court. Both these entries were exquisite in their innovative designs and on their detailing. The submitters of the these two designs also did a real great job in transferring their paper-work onto the floor, which took them nearly 2 hours. The enthusiasm displayed by them and all that who came in (including ladies and children) and helped them with the colors was absolutely fabulous. I hope the co-operation & togetherness displayed by all participants during the session would be continued forever into the future! And to those of you who missed the session, I must say that you missed a lot of fun.
Please visit their creative work at the Open Space in the Ground Floor at Palm Court. There are some photos available here.
And when the evening came, the diyas were lit on the ground floor all over, which made the Rangoli even brighter. Then, some of us went out to celebrate with the fireworks and crackers. We were in less numbers, and none of us really had a very hefty budget for this Diwali. Most of us were content with the common sparklers, flower pots, rockets and some of the common items among the 'children's special'. But, thanks to the get-together celebrations at 203, Palm Court, it was undoubtedly the most amazing & memorable Diwali I ever witnessed in my life. I really don't have enough words to express the grandness of the event. The celebrations lasted around 2 hours from 7 pm to 9 pm, with not a single moment of dullness in between! I came to know that the budget for the crackers and fireworks was liberal and placed at around Rs. 25000/-, but shared equally (by all working members of the group). I don't exactly know, how much this worked out for them, but this is a great model to emulate for the rest of us. All this left me wondering, can Palm Court residents do the same? If each of us put in around Rs.500/- (which is more or less each of us spend on the fireworks, anyway), we will have around Rs.15000/- that will give all of us one fantastic night of togetherness to remember for the rest of year! Is this practical? I think it is. I would like to get some comments from everybody on this, so that we can plan out our Diwali '08 well in advance.
See you all this weekend for the rest of the Diwali '07 fun:-)
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