Everything You Need To Know About Diwali - The Festival of Lights

Christmas is a big festival celebrated with lightings and decorations on a Christmas tree. Can you imagine a country decorated exactly like that, particularly for one big day? It is possible only in India.

Here, we celebrate the festival of Diwali as big, the word ‘Big’ sounds too small to sum it up. We believe that one visit from a foreign country wouldn’t be sufficient to capture the total experience unless an expert is there for you. Because they ensure you don’t miss out on any single thing.

WHAT IS DIWALI?

Diwali is a day that is celebrated for the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. You will find the mention of the festival in ancient Vedic scriptures. It is celebrated every year to recollect the homecoming of Lord Rama after 14 years of exile. It is one of the most striking festivals around the world and its vibes can be felt months prior. Billions of ‘deeps’ are lit on this day to welcome Lord Rama. As per NASA, on the day of Diwali, India is so lightened and brightened up that it can be easily observed from space.

WHERE DO WE CELEBRATE DIWALI

Diwali is celebrated mostly in India (especially in North India). However, it is also celebrated in various other countries with the same craze making it the largest Hindu festival in the world. For example, Fiji, Guyana, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, and Trinidad & Tobago. Apart from Hinduism, this festival is also celebrated in Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. In India, the best cities to experience the craze of Diwali are Jaipur, Amritsar, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi.

The best thing about Diwali is that it seems like a single day, however, is, in reality, a ‘5-Day Festival’. Yes, 5 days of fun!

1st Day: Dhanteras - Official Day of Diwali Shopping

Diwali provides you a real reason to shop without having to regret it later. Shopping on Dhanteras day is considered really lucky; the more money you spend, the more you actually attract.

2nd Day: Chhoti Diwali meaning Mini Diwali

The second day of Diwali is known as “Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi” or “Chhoti Diwali”, to celebrate the end of stress and fear, and to prepare you for the big celebration. For children, it’s the day for trying crackers. Rangoli is manually designed on the floor, in each corner of the house, and at the main entrance, ‘Footsteps’ of Maa Lakshmi is also designed on the floor, to welcome the goddess.

3rd Day: Lakshmi Pooja or Diwali

Diwali celebration begins with brief worship of Maa Lakshmi. The entire family and relatives accumulate and pray to Maa Lakshmi. This occasion is, in reality, a sort of psychological cleansing to free you from a wide range of stresses and celebrate the festival wholeheartedly. After the prayer festival starts and children, within the presence of elders, begin the fireworks.

4th Day: Govardhan Pooja

Govardhan Pooja implies Cow Dung Worship, which is a manner of paying respect and worship Lord Krishna who used his pinky finger to lift ‘Govardhan’ mountain to protect his people from a devastating storm and offer them shelter underneath it. Mountains of edible things are made on this day, as a symbol of devotion, worshiped and offered to God. In some parts, similarly, a mountain of cow-dung is made and worshiped.

5th Day: Bhai Duj

Diwali's last day is celebrated as Bhai Duj. It is said that Yamraj visited his sister and offered her a boon that whosoever will go with her on this day, will be pardoned for their sins. Since then, brothers visit their sisters on this day and sisters worship their brothers in turn.

Diwali is celebrated in the second half of the month of October every year.

Most of the circumstances when we say 'India', we envision a riddle, a blend of societies, an amalgamation of astounding encounters, and so forth. And after that, there are a couple of things which are so indistinguishable from the word 'India', an outing without encountering those is kind of fragmented. Diwali is one such experience. What's more, it is so vast, watching it on TV or hearing about it, isn't even somewhat near how unselfish it really is. You need to see it to trust it.

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