Diwali
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Diwali. Diwali or dipawali is india s biggest and most important holiday of the year. It falls on the 15th day of the hindu month of kartik so it varies every year. Diwali is all about inviting lord ganesha the remover of obstacles and lakshmi the goddess of wealth into the home. One of the most popular festivals of hinduism diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness good over evil.
The festival gets its name from the row avali of clay lamps deepa that indians light outside their homes to. Diwali is said to be the day that lord rama returned after a fourteen year exile to be reinstated as the king of ayodhya. The corresponding dates in the gregorian calendar usually fall in late october and november. 1diwali is an important religious festival originating in india.
Each of the four days in the festival of diwali is marked with a different tradition. What remains constant is the celebration of life its enjoyment and a sense of goodness. Diwali also called divali or deepavali is a festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over dark and good over evil and the blessings of victory freedom and enlightenment. 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.
The diwali festival occurs in late october or early november. Diwali falls in either october or november each year depending on the cycle of the moon. Many believe that they only grace clean well decorated spaces so its time. People often think of diwali as a hindufestival but it is also celebrated by sikhsand jains 2diwali takes place annually and lasts for five days marking the start of the hindu new year.
The name comes from sanksrit dipavali meaning row of lights. Its observed on the 15th day of kartik the holiest month in the hindu lunar calendar.