I love celebrations in India and like them grand. Be it the Durga Puja or the Navratri or the mega weddings. I just love opulence.
Opulence makes me feel good about the time. It makes me feel that the air around is positive hence people are spending without a worry.
It also has a very deeper meaning for me. It is percolation of wealth, or the process of job creation and employment that the opulence brings with it.
This is the time when the poor gets a chance to sell his hand made work without competing with the machine produced. And earn to get his daughter married. Or buy new clothes for the village panchayat darbar. Also it is the time when the generations old forgotten traditions and crafts are given a chance to survive and compete for attention.
The more the opulence, the better it is for the economy. So, three cheers to celebrations!!!