Ramban, Nov 12: Like other parts of the country, the “festival of lights” Diwali was celebrated in Ramban and other parts of the district with traditional fervour and gaiety.
A large number of people visited temples, offered Puja, and later illuminated their houses to celebrate the festival.
Special prayers were held in the temples that were decorated and illuminated with electric-colored bulbs, flowers, and buntings in the evening.
In some places, earthen oil lamps, and candles were lit in the evening for illumination inside and on the roofs of the houses.
In the markets, the crackers were kept for sale on pavements and shops, and the sweet shops, jewelers’ shops, and readymade garments witnessed a huge rush.
The children were seen wearing the new clothes, sharing sweets and snacks with friends and bursting firecrackers in the streets. They lit the candles inside and outside of their houses.
The shopkeepers offer special discounts to their customers on the eve of the festival. A local shopkeeper Subash Sharma of the old town said, “I see Deepavali being elebrated with increasing fervour year after year in the town”
Similar reports of the celebrations of Diwali were received from Batote ,Chanderkot ,Ramsu Banihal ,Ukhral and other areas of the district.