Happy Tihar, Diwali, Deepawali!

Went home for Tihar... It's also called Diwali / Deepawali ... means: Festival of Lights. Good stuff! Check out my cuzn's creation -- a pretty funky rangoli art.



And there are groups of people that go to houses to play deusi and bhailo ... basically, they sing and dance, or perform otherwise, and in general make for a good time :-) ... oh, you're supposed to pay them for their efforts .. in cash, or goodly Tihar foods.

Here's an up & coming rock band ...



And some good ol' fashioned folk dancerz