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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Flowers to Balance the Books
Indian merchants turn over a new leaf at Diwali and the fiscal year begins, with fresh ledgers and rangoli in the lobby.
A rangoli greets staff and customers at a Bangalore accounting firm, honoring the goddess of prosperity
Photo: Courtesy of Lubna Kably
Accountants in India have more fun. Or maybe it’s more faith they have. Have you ever walked into the lobby of a U.S. firm and seen the likes of this?
It’s a “rangoli” – a grand floral design – prepared by members of one of the Big 4 accounting companies in India for the Bangalore office. Our friend Lubna Kably, who kindly sent the photo, says the decoration is “to welcome the Goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and of course all loved ones” on the occasion of Diwali, India’s huge fall holiday.
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