Diwali India
Indias diwali festival of lights begins on saturday and many people are already filling shopping areas in key cities like new delhi and mumbai.
Diwali india. Diwali or deepavali in sanskrit literally means a row of lights. The corresponding dates in the gregorian calendar usually fall in late october and november. Dipavali or divali is the indian festival of lights usually lasting five days and celebrated during the hindu lunisolar month kartika between mid october and mid november. Hindus across the country are celebrating diwali where people decorate their.
Widely observed among more than a. One of the most popular festivals of hinduism diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali celebrations in india have taken a more sombre tone this year as the double spectres of the pandemic and pollution have cast a shadow over festivities. This five day festival which is the biggest in india honors the victory of good over evil and brightness over darkness.
Diwali also spelled divali one of the major religious festivals in hinduism lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month ashvina to the second day of the light half of karttika. People play with fireworks during diwali the hindu festival of lights in prayagraj india saturday nov. India celebrates diwali amid pandemic pollution fears people play with fireworks during diwali the hindu festival of lights in prayagraj india saturday nov. India has more than 87 million cases of the.