DIWALI 2012

DIWALI- A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

IT IS CELEBRATED BECAUSE-

1- THE VICTORY OF LORD RAM AFTER VANQUISHING RAVAN AND CONQUERING LANKA

2- GODESS LAKSHMI’S BIRTHDAY

3- VISHNU RESCUED LAKSHMI FROM THE PRISON OF KING BALI

4- KRISHNA KILLED NARAKASUR

5- THE RETURN OF THE PANDAVAS FROM 12 YEARS OF BANISHMANT FROM KAURAVAS

6- CORONATION OF VIKRAMADITYA

7- MAHARSHI DAYANAND ATTAINED HIS NIRVANA

8- MAHAVIR TIRTHANKAR ATTAINED HIS NIRVANA

9- DIWALI WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED AS A RED LETTER DAY BY THE 3RD GURU OF SIKHS AS RED LETTER DAY WHEN ALL SIKHS WOULD GATHER TO RECEIVE THE GURUS BLESSINGS

10- THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE GOLDEN TEMPLE AT AMRITSAR WAS LAID ON DIWALI

GODESS LAKSHMI,LORD GANESH AND GODESS SARASWATI ARE PRAYED IN DIWALI.

LOTS OF CLEANING IS DONE

FOR DIWALI.THIS IS BECAUSE GODESS LAKSHMI ENTERS ONLY IN CLEAN HOMES.

HOUSES ARE PAINTED AND NEW SOFA COVERS

AND CURTAINS ARE PURCHASED

FOR DIWALI.

ALL THE FUN STARTS WITH THE FIRST DAY CALLED DHATERAS

THIRTEEN DIYAS ARE LIT ON THIS DAY.

DHANTERAS IS CONSIDERED TO BE HIGHLY AUSPICIOUS FOR PURCHASING JEWELLERY AND UTENSILS AND FOR NEW INVESTMENTS.MOST PEOPLE COMPLETE THEIR DIWALI SHOPPING ON THIS DAY.

THE SECOND DAY IS CALLED THE NARAK CHATURDASI OR CHHOTI DIWALI.ON THIS DAY,LORD KRISHNA DESTROYED THE DEMON NARAKASUR & MADE THE WORLD FREE FROM FEAR.

THEN COMES THE MAIN DAY CALLED THE LAKSHMI POOJA DAY OR BADI DIWALI.

SEVERAL DIYAS ARE LIT ON THIS DAY AND NO ROOM IS KEPT IN DARK THIS DAY.ONE DIYA IS KEPT IN EVERY ROOM.

HOUSES ARE DECORATED WITH DIYAS AND LIGHTS

LAKSHMI POOJA IS DONE ON THE MAIN DAY.

POOJA IS DONE IN HOMES AS WELL AS AT THE PLACE OF WORK LIKE OFFICES,SHOPS,ETC.GODESS LAKSHMI IS THE GODESS OF WEALTH AND SO SHE GIVES MONEY.

THEN COMES THE DIWALI EVENING FULL OF LIGHTS AND CRACKERS.

EVERYONE WISHES EACH OTHER‘HAPPY DIWALI’ AND HENCE THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ENDS IN THIS WAY WITH A LOT OF HAPPINESS.

HAPPY DIWALI