Happy Diwaliiiiii

Diwali or Dipavali (a row of lamps), the most colourful Indian festival, is celebrated on the Kartika Amavasya or New Moon, which falls during October/November. This year it is today i.e. 17th October, 2009.

Diwali as we call it today comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali meaning garland of lights. There are many legends and important events associated with this highly auspicious day. Hence it is said that any Pooja, mantra japa or stotra recital on this day gives 100 times more benifits.


The history of Diwali is replete with legends and these legends are moored to the stories of Hindu religious scriptures, mostly the Puranas. Though the central theme of all legends point out to the classic truth of the victory of the good over the evils, the mode of their presentation and the characters differ. Diwali
According to the hindu mythology Lord Rama who was a great warrior King was exiled by his father Dashratha, the King of Ayodhya, along with his wife Sita and his younger brother Lakshman, on his wife's insistence. Lord Rama returned to his Kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years of exile, in which he put an end to the demon Ravana of Lanka, who was a great Pundit, highly learned but still evil dominated his mind. After this victory of Good over Evil, Rama returned to Ayodhya. In Ayodhya, the people welcomed them by lighting rows of clay lamps. So, it is an occasion in honor of Rama's victory over Ravana; of Truth's victory over Evil.

According to one of the Story which my mom told me was that ...
There was place where all the poor and low casts people lived, in every house there was the puja of Ganesh Lakshmi Ji on the night of Depavali, but as the people were poor no one had money to buy lamps and diya, but there was one women who after working for a day in a cottage industry buied some diya, she cleaned her home bought some fruits from her garden, some good cloths from city. When it was 5 past 6 she placed the cloth and on it she placed Ganesh and Lakshmi Ji.. she lit the few diya`s that she had bought... and the whole family started the puja, and suddenly what happened no one could believe but every one had too. THere was a huge halo of light comming from the idols of Ganesh and Laakshmi Ji.. From then There life changed . The whole village started lighting diya`s buying new cloths and offering diff things to god. This is the significant of lighting diyas in every house.. and buying new cloths.. Till now we all light diya in our house 3 days from the day of Diwali..


The night of Diwali although it may be irritating for ours grand parents but it is full of enjoyments for us, wearing new cloths and with friends burning crackers. Diwali is the festival of lights, friendship and the victory of good over evil...
Happy Diwali.....

दीपावली की हर्द्दिक सुभकामनाये..