illu 2005 - photos (part - 1)

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Hello Friends,
These are the snaps of illumination 2005 of our hostel Radhakrishnan Hall of Residence. On D-Day our enthusiasm reaches new heights as the Diwali Day progresses into a wonderful evening and hundreds n hundreds of people come from far off places to witness our hostel's illumination.

Hours before the illumination, see the guys in our hostel garden. Many others are on the chatais.







It's time to light the diyas see the table towers arranged to about 25-30 ft high.







A closer look now you can also see the guys lighting diyas in the garden.







See the guys getting down and tables are being removed slowly cautiously with and lots of attention. The photos speak of themselves what else can I say.






This is how it looks when all the 30 Thousand diyas lit up at once. I can hear you say, "Ohh!! my goodness, it's wonderful."








The Description:- This illumination describes important phases of the epic Ramayan.

Starting from the leftmost chatai :-
1. Hanuman carrying the whole mountain containing Sanjeevani Buti to save Lakshmana's life.






2. Rama leaving for Vanvaas, father Dashrata following to hold Rama back.
3. Hanuman at Ashok-Vatika to pass on Lord Rama's message to Sita.
4. The good wins over the bad. Lord Rama about to behead Ravana.
5. Sita's Agni-pariksha after returning to Ayodhya.


6. Rama and Lakshman in Shabari's aashram during Vanvaas.
7. Jatayu trying to save Sita from Ravana.
8. Lord Rama in Swyamwar.






9. Rama, Sita and Lakshmana returning to Ayodhya.









Shiva Linga. Rama worshipped Lord Shiva before setting up the setu to Lanka.






The Setu to lanka, you can see boulders here in the photo and beside it is the water body.