Any chance you could pist some photos? Also, where are you located?

I've been vegan for about 2 years now, and was vegetarian for a long time before that.

Indian food culture is great, there are so many delicious vegetarian things to taste.

It was better/cheaper to use an electronic ballast instead of this

M47 is 1000 watt Metal Halide. Nothing to do with halogen. Metal halides need a specific ballast to work properly. Any ballast marked "1000 watt M47 Metal Halide lamp" will work. If the lamps are still new, and you are looking to get rid of them, I might be interested as long as the shipping doesen't end up being too pricy.

In this video, you will see a glowbottle starter caught in the act of getting stuck in a Japanese preheat circline fluorescent fixture with an EOL lamp inside:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHJnp84wOyE

Definitely an Indian trend to see so many vegetarians out there.

Vegetarian due to religious reasons. Still eat eggs and drink milk.

Today I just finished making a spreadsheet for my lamps. For halogen and incandescents, I don't know wattage, shape or base specifications so it will be horribly wrong.

I've been a vegetarian for about 10 years now. Have been a vegan during that time for a couple of years when i lived alone, but currently not in a position to do that.