Diwali is festival of happiness and a mark of new beginning .we celebrate this festival to honour lord Rama-chandra and mata sita on their return to home ayodhya after 14 years of exile given by lord rama step mother ,during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king ,Ravana .The hindus worship lord ganesha and goddess lakshmi during diwali for prosperity and new beginning .
Diwali is celebrated all across world by hindu ,sikh and jain .The festival ,is the mark of new year and triumph of good over evil and light over darkness .To overcome the darkness people lights lamp known diya all over the place to remove darkness ,that is why diwali also known as Deepawali festival of lights and worship. Diwali is a five day festival celebrated all across world starting in october or november each year depending on the cycle of moon it is celebrated in the 15th day of the holiest month of hindu calendar kartik, In 2018, diwali is on november 7 .
For many indians ,diwali honours lakshmi ,the goddess of wealth .some folks also worship devi saraswati on diwali ,as pursuing of education.people start new business year at diwali ,and some hindus will say prayers to the goddess for successful year .people Clean the house and business premises thoroughly before the first Diwali day, or the Dhanteras. Make the entrance way to your home or business colourful using the traditional motifs of Rangoli designs. It is also important to worship lord ganesha with goddess laxmi . on the day of diwali people also buy stock and stock market are open on account of muhurat trading for a time of 1 hour .
Before the beginning of diwali people starts cleaning their home and workplace to worship goddess parvati and lord ganesha because it is saying that laxmi only visit place which clean and neat . They also prepare different types of sweets or they particularly buy from market and to each other as diwali greeting and beginning of new year .
As diwali is the victory of good over evil , people light oil lamps all over their home and workplace to overcome the darkness for five days . People decorate home and workplace with beautiful lightings Make the entrance way to your home or business colourful using the traditional motifs of Rangoli designs.Try different types of Rangoli. .Light lamps every night during the festival.Burn different types of crackers as it is children’s favourite part of diwali . people buy new clothes on diwali ,buy sweets ,gold as buying gold or silver on dhanteras or diwali is sign of goodness .
Festival of diwali starts with dhanteras days of fortune in which people worship lord ganesha and goddess lakshmi for prosperity and wealth .second day of diwali is celebrated as Two Naraka Chaturdasi day of knowledge on this people honours saraswati ,goddess of knowledge and wisdom as education is equally important in life .Third day is celebrated as diwali ,the day of light and joy and the victory of good over evil .Fourth day embarks the beginning of new year known as annakut on this people grant sweet to each other for wellness and prosperity . At last , the festival ends with bhai duj day of love between siblings .
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