Lights go off in IIT Kharagpur every Diwali, and what this campus transforms into is breathtakingly beautiful

When we were busy burning firecrackers little realizing we had to wake up the next morning to inhale all the smoke in the air we had contributed to, IIT Kharagpur students were being more responsible than most of us with their Diwali celebrations.

Their Diwali was both eco-friendly and noiseless, and it was probably most beautiful than you'd ever have seen.

Like every year, it was time for 'Illumination' - IIT Kharagpur's famous cultural festival. As it kickstarted, students join forces to light up the entire campus. Illumination has been celebrated for decades now and every year the students build panels and make rangolis and light them up with thousands of diyas. What's fascinationg is during Illumination, lights are put off for 2 to 3 hours and only diyas light up the campus.

Chandan Karwat, whose captured the event, told media earlier - "IIT Kharagpur is spread over some 2200 acres and has around 10,000 students. All these students reside in our residence halls. And every year students of these 21 halls compete to decorate the campus. The preparations start a month before Diwali. Everything is done by students, no labour or no help is involved."

Here's what the beautiful campus looked like:

(Image credits: Chandan Karwat)