Firecrackers, Dad's way

Deepavali was always a great festival for us when we were kids. Lots of excitement, but the special attraction was the opportunity to explode firecrackers. Our dad used to buy us the crackers- sparklers, rockets, explosive crackers, and other variants. While I could manage many of the crackers, the Vishnu Chakra was big and generated tremendous force when it started spinning fast. Father would hold our hand while we held on to this fabulous display of light. These were more colorful and attractive than the ones that just created a loud bang and exploded.