Seven villages in Tamil Nadu celebrate silent Deepavali to conserve birds in nearby bird sanctuary
The villages are located around Vadamugam Vellode, 10 kms from Erode where the bird sanctuary is situated
As Deepavali usually falls in the month of October or November, the more than 900 families living around the bird sanctuary took the decision to save the birds and not scare them off by bursting crackers.
As the boom of firecrackers filled the air across the country celebrating Deepavali with gusto, seven villages in Erode district of Tamil Nadu marked the festival with just lights, and no sound, in a gesture considerate of the winged inhabitants of the bird sanctuary nearby.
The villages are located around Vadamugam Vellode, 10 kms from Erode where the bird sanctuary is situated.
