Sunday 31. October 2021

Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India. Sri Lanka does it beautifully too, especially with the colours and ornaments in public places. It is a festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists.

We thought we would celebrate as well and took ourselves, accompanied by a French family we met on one of our weekend trips, to one of the top hotels in Colombo, the Kingsbury, for a buffet Sunday lunch. The restaurant was full to socially distanced capacity, with a lovely happy atmosphere across the generations.  I took some pictures of our food and realised how colourful the items were; similar to the colours of the emblems and drawings of the celebration. 

Another occasion to be mindful how fortunate we are.

Rennie