This is the Diwali (Deepavali) festival….
It’s time to step out of the darkness and into the light…
Every religion marks a historical event and any historical event and story as a starting point. Deepavali is also associated with such historical events and stories. This is said to come from the Sanskrit word Deepavali which means light lanterns.
The return of Rama to his people or his return to Ayodhya after 14 years of captivity was solemnly celebrated by the Hindus. It is also said that Deepavali Aloka festival is celebrated in honor of Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
The festival is also said to commemorate Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of light or happiness and good fortune rather than darkness. There is also a great belief among Hindu devotees that she will travel around the earth on this day and enter a clean and bright home. Legend has it that this is the day when Goddess Durga destroyed a demon named Misha.
Deepavali is a five-day light festival celebrated by millions of Hindu devotees around the world with gifts, fireworks and festivities and various kinds of food items.. Deepavali, which coincides with the harvest and New Year celebrations, is a festival that gives a fresh start and symbolizes the victory of good over evil and light over darkness.
In India, Deepavali is celebrated at the end of the monsoon season when the weather is pleasant. On festive occasions, as part of this, people pay off their old debts, buy new clothes, and clean their homes thoroughly to welcome the deities. It lasts between the months of October and November and although the day changes in some way every year, it starts on November 12 this year and is a five-day festival.
May you all enjoy a very happy and a prosperous Diwali!!!
Dr. Damenda Porage
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