Happy Deepavali / Diwali!

[a.ratchasi]

Dear fellow hubbers.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali!

With kind regards,
ratchasi


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[pavalamani pragasam]

Thank you & wish you the same

[Arthi]

Wish you all a very Happy Diwali.

I got this 10 reasons to celebrate Diwali through mail. Would like to share with all.


The Festival of Lights is for All

Why do we celebrate Diwali?
It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it's a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for Hindus but also for all others to celebrate this great Festival of Lights.

1.Goddess Lakshmi’s Birthday:

The Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwali with Lakshmi.

2. Vishnu Rescued Lakshmi:

On this very day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara rescued Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.

3. Krishna Killed Narakaasur:

On the day preceding Diwali, Lord Krishna killed the demon king Narakaasur and rescued 16,000 women from his captivity. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival.

4. The Return of the Pandavas:

According to the great epic ‘Mahabharata’, it was ‘Kartik Amavashya’ when the Pandavas appeared from their 12 years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling). The subjects who loved the Pandavas celebrated the day by lighting the earthen lamps.

5. The Victory of Rama:

According to the epic ‘Ramayana’, it was the new moon day of Kartik when Lord Ram, Ma Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka. The citizens of Ayodhya decorated the entire city with the earthen lamps and illuminated it like never before.

6. Coronation of Vikramaditya:

One of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya was coroneted on the Diwali day, hence Diwali became a historical event as well.

7. Special Day for the Arya Samaj:

It was the new moon day of Kartik (Diwali day) when Maharshi Dayananda, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism and the founder of Arya Samaj attained his nirvana.

8. Special Day for the Jains:

Mahavir Tirthankar, considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on Diwali day.

9. Special Day for the Sikhs:

The third Sikh Guru Amar Das institutionalized Diwali as a Red-Letter Day when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings. In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was laid on Diwali. In 1619, the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind, who was held by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir, was released from the Gwalior fort along with 52 kings.

10. The Pope’s Diwali Speech:

In 1999, Pope John Paul II performed a special Eucharist in an Indian church where the altar was decorated with Diwali lamps, the Pope had a ‘tilak’ marked on his forehead and his speech was bristled with references to the festival of light.

[Idiappam]

"Deepavali" in the South! Why did it become "Diwali" in the North?

I feel left out when you say "Diwali"!

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Have a damal doomeel diwali...... Eat well,burn crackers...and watch the most important things in your life--- Interviews of actor/actress in your TV

[NM]

HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL HUBBERS

May this Festival Of Lights brightens up your homes and lifes.....

Like Beck said " hv a damaal dumaal deepavali "......

[Arthi]

"Deepavali" in the South! Why did it become "Diwali" in the North?

I feel left out when you say "Diwali"!

Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu Festival of Lights.
This much only i got from net.

[Uthappam]

Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu Festival of Lights.
This much only i got from net.

Ah = how? Deepa and avali? Sankrit? Idiappam you have something there!

Off to buy some bomb-bags from Tekka.

[Idiappam]

I don't wish to spoil the Deepavali (or Diwali) mood here. hahaha...

Happy Deepavali , everyone!

[Arthi]

Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu Festival of Lights.
This much only i got from net.

Ah = how? Deepa and avali? Sankrit? Idiappam you have something there!

Off to buy some bomb-bags from Tekka.

Don't split the word like Deepa and avali, it is Deepam+ Oli(light)
Every where light i.e it is the festival of light. Here this side in north india people light Lamp in their houses and workplaces in the evening. In our side also we burn crackers.

Om asato ma sadgamaya,
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya,
Mrityor ma amritam gamaya.

Lead us from falsehood to truth; from Darkness to light; from Death to immortality and from Lethargy to Activity.