AGARTALA, Nov 3 (TIWN): Tripura has geared up to celebrate auspicious Deepabali on November 7.

Artisans are now busy to shape Goddess Kali idols and to give their best efforts in making the idols beautifully. Apart from idols, preparations for earthen lamps and other commodities are also going on in full wave.

Some people use decorated light candles, some decorated diya or clay lamps, and other decorative lights and put them in their windows for the festival.

Traditionally 'earthen lamps' with cotton wicks and oil to light up the dark night were used by the peoples but as people moves towards the modernity and in temptation of saving time, people generally opt for Chinese lights to decorate and lighted their houses.

Besides, people celebrate the day lighting fire crackers. As the administration has instructed not to use high decibel crackers, people were observed lightening several other fire crackers which are of decibel.

Hundreds of fire crackers were lightened in the Police reserve of Drop Gate. Peoples thronged in to the reserve to watch the crackers.

However, police have also put a blanket ban on bursting of crackers between 10 pm and 6 am. Loudspeakers are a strict no after 10 pm.