Updtaed: Moods of Ahmedabad on Diwali ( in pictures )

Gujarati businessman performing Diwali day Chopda Pujan ceremony during which they worship account books for Gujarati new year and take pledge in presence of Guru/Saint/Brahmin/Maharaj for honest and ethical practice in business throughout the year.

Presented here are Annakur pictures from some of the mandirs in Amdavad including Shivananda ashram and Maninagar Swaminarayan mandir.

People standing in queue at Reserve Bank of India(RBI) mobile counter in Ahmedabad to have bundles of Rs. 10 notes ahead of Diwali and Gujarati new year (Bestu varsh). People need Rs. 10 notes to distribute them while giving blessings.

Presented are the photographs of Ahmedabad’s largest Rangoli which has been created in the campus of Maninagar Swaminarayan mandir by saints and devotees. This year’s theme is cleanliness. Everyday thousands of visitors come to see this rangoli and return with a message of importance of cleanliness.

This year, many commercial buildings in Ahmedabad are decorated with rich lighting. Presented above are some of such buildings including Mohanlal S Mithaiwala, Hotel Grand Bhagwati and Arvindbhai Jewellers.

On the last day of Diwali shopping, this was the scene of wall city Ahmedabad’s core area – Bhadra bajar.

Civil hospital, Ahmedabad’s kids ward was decorated with balloons, toys and other decorative items on the occasion of Diwali.