In my childhood days in Thidanad, we had plenty of these minnanninungs to decorate a night sky. During the cooler and clearer days and nights of those days, we used to get them in the bedrooms, like wee..willie…winkie looking to see if all the children are asleep.
Then there was a period, when we were away studying and working, during which these beautiful ones sort of disappeared, prompting us to use the dreaded word ‘extinct’!!
Here we have them, sitting quietly on a banana leaf on a rainy day, waiting for the night to come out with their pleasing lights blinking on and off, to decorate the night sky and to see who are asleep and may be to see what we are doing at night.
Or, are they giving us some light!
Then:-
‘Lead Kindly Light’
where is thidanad?
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My home where I grew up. In India, Kerala state
https://maps.google.com/?q=thidanad
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wow! well my home town is changanasserry!
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Happy diwali sir😊
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Happy Diwali Priti. All the best
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Hello! Thanks a lot for Follow
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I didn’t know they look like this 🙂 So delicate!
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That’s so sweet a comment Prajakta
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This post reminds of my school days when my friends used to call me “juganoo” (firefly)
They’re just magical tiny beings!! ❤
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You are still juganoo Ekta. Always shining
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Beautiful little critter. Happy Diwali to you and your family! -Dominique
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Thank you so much Dominique. Take care
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I have always loved those pretty fireflies…so nostalgic….happy diwali to you😘
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Thank you so much
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