About Diwali Festival
Diwali Festival
Diwali is a festival of twinkling lights, shopping gifts, wearing new dresses, gleaming diyasa and candles which placed in different corners at home , beautiful rangolis, decorating homes, bursting crackers and enjoy a delicious food . This is most awaiting festival in India that comes with endless joy.
During Diwali, the people of the state busy in shopping of certain items, whitewash and clean their homes. Many people purchase new clothes, electric items, sweets and celebrate the festival with their near and dear ones. In the evening, the homes are beautifully decorated and Lakshmi Puja is done. After the puja, sweets are distributed among the family members and kids enjoy bursting fire crackers.
Why we celebrate Diwali Festival
After Dhanteras festival (the birthday of Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari ) Diwali begins ,it is generally celebrated on the full moon light, sometime in the month of Ashwin and Kartika (October or November) However, the legend Lord Rama (King of Ayodhya), defeated Ravana (demon king of Lanka), the people of Ayodhya to celebrate the return of Rama draped the whole kingdom with diyas.