"Deepavali, the most important date of the Hindu calendar, occurs on one day during October, and in the ethnic quarter of Little India, the festivities last practically for the whole month of October.
Deepavali is the Festival of Lights, and marks the defeat of the evil King Narakasura by the Lord Krishna. All round the world, Hindus celebrate this day as the triumph of light over darkness, and of good over evil. It marks the new beginning for Hindu devotees, and is a great time of rejoicing and renewal. During this time, Little India throbs with evening roadside stalls, booming music and strings of colourful lights."
All the streets in Little India have these banners of light strung across them.
Mustafa Center is a shopping center in Little India that is open 24 hours a day. I walked around a bit and saw lots and lots of gold shops, along with other jewelry/watches all on the bottom floor. The second level was a Walmart of sorts (clothing, shoes, luggage, cosmetics, etc... all in an organized cluttered mess) I didnt make it up any more floors and there wasn't really anything that I needed.
Walking around, I came across a new friend. I'll have to find out the correct name for this Indian dish. It's a naan-like bread that is topped with a filling and then rolled up like a taquito to be eatten.
For dinner, I went to this Indian restaraunt that had a special...$10 for Fish Head Curry! (Normally $17) I couldn't pass up a bargain so I ordered it. Pretty, huh? :) The cheeks are the best part...I passed on the eyeball though.
*Update: At another dinner a different night, I picked up where I left off on the fish head eating experience and tried the eyeball. I didn't know this, but you don't actually eat the whole thing. You just sorta suck up the gooey-ness that is in between the socket and the pupil (or whatever the white part is) and leave the rest. It actually wasn't bad...very gelatinous.
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