Location: Celebrates all over India.
Time: October-November.
Famous as: Important Hindu Festival.
Diwali Festival Information
is a festival of light epitomizing the victory of devoutness and removing
of the spiritual darkness. It solemnizes the victory of good over evil and
the eminence of light. This festival commemorates Lord Rama's return to his
kingdom Ayodhya after completing his 14-year exile.
Diwali,
the festival of vitality is one of the most ravishing among the Hindu
Festivals comes 21 days after Dussehra. It is celebrated with myriad
flickering oil lamps and lights called Diyas, which are arranged around the
home, in courtyards, verandahs, and gardens, as well as on rooftops and
outer walls. The celebration of the festival is customarily convoy by the
exchange of sweets and the busting of fireworks.
Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity is worshiped by lighting
lamps, it is a way of paying obeisance to Goddess for acquirement of health,
wealth, enlightenment, amity, valor and glory.
Significance
Diwali manifest numerous things to people all over the country. In north
India, Diwali is celebrated to mark the occasion of Ramas homecoming,
his return to Ayodhya after a long exile of 14 years along with brother
Lakshman and Sita, after defeating Ravana.
Gujarat, the festival is dedicated to Lakshmi, Godess of wealth and
prosperity, is also the beginning of the new financial year.
Bengal, it is associated with the goddess Kali or Durga and it evinces the
regeneration of spirit and life. People wear new clothes on the day of the
festival, similarly it harbinger the approach of winter and the beginning of
the sowing season.
Festivity
Diwali is a time for fun and festivity. It is also a time for performing
rituals and worshiping god and goddess. Homes are embellished, sweets are
distributed by everyone and thousands of lamps lit to create a world of
chimera. The children can be seen bursting firecrackers and lighting candles
or earthen lamps. This is a time of abundantly exchanging sweets with
neighbors, relatives and friends. Puffed rice and sugar candy are the
favorite fares.
Deepavali
Festival in India
Know about the auspicious festival of Deepavali in India & around the
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