Diwali is a major festival in India, its called as the festival of light. This festival starts with Dhanteras and this day is considered as the beginning of financial year. This festival signifies the victory of good over evil. The actual meaning of deepavali is the awareness of the inner light. Its celebrated by burning crackers, lighting diyas and decorating houses & eating sweets.

Rashtrapati Bhavan (Hindi for Presidential House) is the official home of the President of India Pranab Mukherjee. As the plan for New Delhi was developed, the Governor-General's residence was given an enormous scale and prominent position. The British architect Edwin Landseer Lutyens, a major member of the city-planning process, was given the primary architectural responsibility. The palace developed very similarly to the original sketches which Lutyens sent Herbert Baker from Simla on June 14, 1912. Lutyens' design is grandly classical overall, with colours and details inspired by Indian architecture.

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