Diwali is one of the biggest festival of India celebrated with great pomp and show in almost every part of the countryl, also known as Deepawali, falls on the Katik Hindu month. As the word depicts it is also known as the festival of lights.
Preparations
Entrances are made enlighted with fire lamps and made colorful with lovely traditional Rangoli designs to welcome the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. People used to prepare plenty type of dishes , sweats. People used to distribute gifts to others and children play with colorful crackers and fireworks. People meet with their relatives and wishes them Happy Diwali.People decorate their houses and shops with lights and flowers.
Traditions
On Diwali festival people do the Laxmi – Ganesha worship for the welfare and success in the life. As Goddess Laxmi is known as Goddess of wealth so people pray her for the increment in their wealth. Ganesha is known as the First God in Hindu mythology so people worship him for their welfare in the life.
It is also said that on this Lord Rama came back with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after 24 years and they worshipped Laxmi ji and Ganesha Ji and people of Ayodhya fired the lamp to enlighted the whole city.
This Year Depawali is scheduled on 4th November 2010 to 5th November 2010.
Wish You all a very Lightful HAPPY Diwali
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