{"id":135872,"date":"2022-11-09T14:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T08:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=135872"},"modified":"2022-11-09T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:40:33","slug":"golden-dragon-video-from-china-viral-on-social-media-as-diwali-celebrations-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/golden-dragon-video-from-china-viral-on-social-media-as-diwali-celebrations-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Golden Dragon&#8217; video from China viral on social media as Diwali celebrations in Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a glittering fleet of boats cruising in a serpentine motion supposedly on a river in Kerala has been doing the rounds on social media with the hashtag #Deepotsavam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108091752\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhawanasomaaya\/status\/1589478083278835712?t=4-RJeATF-b0-kigGoEiJKA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhawana Somaaya<\/a>, the entertainment editor at an FM Radio channel, who translated a book by Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled &#8216;Letters to Self&#8217;, shared the video and pointed out how 240 boats could be seen sailing in the river with lamps to mark Diwali celebrations. She tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Deepotsavam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Deepotsavam<\/a> in Kerala. 240 boats sailing in the river with lamps.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Diwali?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Diwali<\/a> celebrations continue\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHKoT4LUGt\">pic.twitter.com\/rHKoT4LUGt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bhawana Somaaya (@bhawanasomaaya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhawanasomaaya\/status\/1589478083278835712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The official Twitter handle of <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108094339\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalaimurasuTv\/status\/1589830341694750720?t=FUFJjPF21m2n3eOl9CZJ5w&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaimurasu TV<\/a> also shared the video with a caption in Tamil that can be translated as: Diwali celebration continues in Kerala..!\u00a0 240 boats ply the river with twinkling lights on the occasion of Deepothsavam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">\u0b95\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bb3\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd..!<\/p>\n<p>\u0ba4\u0bc0\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0bb8\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd 240 \u0baa\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deepotsav2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deepotsav2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kerala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kerala<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boats<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Malaimurasu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Malaimurasu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVWIBzD44H\">pic.twitter.com\/zVWIBzD44H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Malaimurasu TV (@MalaimurasuTv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalaimurasuTv\/status\/1589830341694750720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media user <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108095756\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanjayfadnavis1\/status\/1589529728616013824?t=VVtbl1cXzMNFdW26RvLqlQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanjay Fadnavis<\/a> even identified the place as Miralam Mandi Mahakanaleshwar temple in Kerala on the river Karthik.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nageswara&#8217;s procession of 240 handboats in the river Karthika near the Miralam Mandi Mahakanaleshwar temple in Kerala is a spectacular display. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OE4jPkvqB6\">pic.twitter.com\/OE4jPkvqB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SANJAY FADNAVIS (@sanjayfadnavis1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanjayfadnavis1\/status\/1589529728616013824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Facebook user Ruchi Sharma also shared the video claiming 240 boats in Kerala carried lamps on a river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/Kerala-240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/Kerala-240.jpeg 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/Kerala-240-165x300.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/Kerala-240-565x1024.jpeg 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>A reverse image search on <a href=\"https:\/\/lens.google.com\/search?p=AcLkwR0Jv-aogwBv97qWDtA16uXp9pptdWt1SjGXBmwHWhZcEpxrGdNJdJIrz51RMqegDfbiERy5zxuER3x2aZLDcMtfyxWxCTCVjvuypCZiH0GICyn9FlCMQpC7uMDzdbFhLrbMsk5mOuZeNM2OdjlsoTfBNgZMCtdpUkfeBE1srfXJkkYLGcEDEsN9Fkctppp2Cu9YdkTe4hA7Z_FQiCqoqQ9cmt4kGsrjEsIPb4bFY1IF8clZ95wyq9pVXWMr80VlgXwYTsRxd5wIk6WhEYyuslV1H6Uw2lvul0wjHHdq2Yf1GHuhQn9umHwDtCWYCr_x8X87RvUZAJD9dw9iTjw9Ma14ODCG8T3WNrnptMHkg1XZYM09q8gJaYc%3D&amp;ep=gsbubb&amp;hl=en-IN#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKR1ZoWXpJNFlXVTFMV0V6TlRJdE5HTXpPQzFpWm1SaExUTXhNVEJsTjJReE1qazNPUklmV1RKS1RsbDBaazh0ZG1ka1dVeHVaVFo2U1ROWFNFNUdTbEJhZEZKU1p3PT0iXQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google <\/a>led us to the YouTube channel \u0412\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u0443\u0437\u044c which had posted the video with the title &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oggijmMjU0A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glowing bamboo dragon chasing the pearl over the Yulong river<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oggijmMjU0A]<\/p>\n<p>The twitter handle of <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108105755\/http:\/\/web.archive.org\/screenshot\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChinaDaily\/status\/1566335298875043840?t=umOVKZKBonvoYu_RJL_p5A&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China Daily<\/a>, a state-affiliated media house, had tweeted the video on September 4, 2022, calling it a dragon dance on the river.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dragon dance on the river! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrendingNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrendingNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQG8nSYeal\">pic.twitter.com\/FQG8nSYeal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 China Daily (@ChinaDaily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChinaDaily\/status\/1566335298875043840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108110815\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/InterestingPot\/status\/1570716899201413123?t=SvgsVlDEc371VNuStICZwA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@InterestingPot<\/span><\/a> also shared the video saying that there were 88 bamboo rafts on the Yulong river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/dragon-dance-e1667907285309.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"1264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/dragon-dance-e1667907285309.jpeg 886w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/dragon-dance-e1667907285309-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/dragon-dance-e1667907285309-718x1024.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/dragon-dance-e1667907285309-768x1096.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=dragon%20dance%20river%20lights%20china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyword search<\/a> on Facebook also led to two videos that attributed the event to China on the river Yulong. Facebook user <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221108113348\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fubiz\/videos\/484949523172137\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fubiz<\/a> posted the video on September 9, 2022 and with the caption, &#8216;Beautiful Golden Dragon Lighting on Yulong River in China&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>We also found a tweet by <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211214030521\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/PDChinaLife\/status\/1470589368263974912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PD China<\/a>, a Chinese state-affiliated media house, from December 14, 2021. It said that the <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Baili Liujiang Sports Tourism Demonstration Base and the Yulong River Leisure Sports Tourism Resort in South China&#8217;s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region had been listed as national demonstration base for sports tourism according to the local Department of Culture and Tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-09-at-8.23.51-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1039\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-09-at-8.23.51-AM.jpeg 1039w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-09-at-8.23.51-AM-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-09-at-8.23.51-AM-831x1024.jpeg 831w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-09-at-8.23.51-AM-768x946.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus we can say that video which has been shared as celebrations of Diwali in Kerala is actually the clip of an event which took place in China on the Yulong River. Besides, the floating object is not a boat as claimed, rather a series of bamboo rafts.<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a glittering fleet of boats cruising in a serpentine motion supposedly on a river in Kerala has been doing the rounds on social media with the hashtag #Deepotsavam. 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