Some festivals
have wonderful feelings and emotions with a great message. Among many festivals
around the globe, one festival is very much closer to someone who knows about
it. Because in this festival, people participate with a wonderful feeling
without any religious discriminations. Today we are going to explain about a
great Indian festival “Deepawali”.
Deepawali also popularly known as “Diwali”.
Introduction:
Deepawali or
Diwali means the ‘festival of lights’.
Deepawali means the line of the lamp. Thus this festival equipped with rows of
lamps is called Deepawali. On this occasion, houses, shops and streets are
decorated with earthen lamps or lightings at night. It comes on the last day of
the dark half of Kcirtika, a month of Hindu lunar calendar (October-November).
Why Diwali day so special:
Diwali is celebrated because on
this day Lord Rama returned
to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. Lord
Lakshmi and Ganesha
are worshiped in the evening of Diwali. According to a legend, Diwali is the
night of Lakshmi Ji wedding. This night LakshmiJi chose and wed Lord Vishnu.
On this day, Lord Vishnu
disguised in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara (The dwarf avatar) rescued
Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali. and this is another reason of worshipping
Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.
Eastern India Hindus associate
Diwali with Goddess Kali mata or Durga
mata. Some Hindus believe Diwali to be the start of a new year. It is also said that on this day Lord
Krishna killed the demon Narakasura.
This is also a special day for
Jains. Mahavir Tirthankar,
considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on
Diwali day. Mahavira abandoned his royal life and began teaching the philosophy
of Jainism.
In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was
laid on Diwali. The Golden Temple, also known as Harmandir Sahib,
meaning “abode of God” or Darbār Sahib, meaning “exalted court”.
On this day, in 19th-century scholar Maharshi Dayananda (founder of
Arya Samaj), attained his nirvana. Maharshi Dayananda’s great mission was to
ask humankind to treat one another as brothers through practices of nobility.
Signifies
the victory of good over evil:
Lord Rama his wife Sita and brother Laxman
returned to their kingdom in northern India after being exiled following the
defeat of demon king, Ravanna. Lord Rama returned to ayodhya after 14 years of
exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon
king, Ravana. The
citizens of Ayodhya decorated the entire city with the earthen lamps and
illuminated it like never before, and the festival of Diwali is in honor of
Lord Rama’s victory.
“Religious festival signifies the
victory of good over evil and the triumph of light over darkness.”
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