Diwali has a strong Tamil Nadu connection as all sparkling and deafening fireworks are manufactured in Sivakasi, a city in Tamil Nadu. The city houses more than 8000 factories that manufacture 90% of India's total fireworks production. The biggest fireworks factory of the world is situated in Sivakasi. People in Tamil Nadu are as much crazy about Diwali as other Indians in any part of this world. Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, welcomes this festival of light with immense enthusiasm and spirit. Other sister cities also celebrate Diwali with equal passion. Chennai folks celebrate Diwali by lighting diyas, bursting firecrackers, wearing new clothes and offering sweets to their guests. They customarily visit temples on the day of Diwali, and perform religious rituals there.

Metropolitan culture of Chennai has added more colors to this festival as people from all corners of India are in the city for jobs & business. Those who have settled here for years are gelled well into Chennai and have adopted its local culture and way of living. Even though Chennai has a population over 8.2 millions, the city is regarded as the second cleanest city in India. This proves that people here lead very clean, healthy & hygienic life even during festival time.

Gift giving is all the rage in Chennai as people send Diwali gifts to Chennai and locals reciprocate in the same manner. Since Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled services are on the boom, Chennai citizens are well-versed with e-commerce websites, and this has subsequently resulted into more online shopping. Now sending Diwali gifts to Chennai has become much easier as major online shopping portals have set up their branches or head-offices there. Enjoy Diwali shopping – whether you are in Chennai or out of Chennai!

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