Happy Deepavali / Diwali!

**viggop** · 26th October 2005, 02:02 PM

Idiappam Sir
Jus celebrate Deepavali as victory of goodness(represnted by Lord Krishna) over evil(represented by narakasura).Happy Deepavali to all.

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**Uthappam** · 26th October 2005, 03:23 PM

better still, celebrate a 'unrepresented' diwali.

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**nirosha sen** · 26th October 2005, 07:16 PM

It's a Vaishnavite purana???? Hey, I'm interested to know too, Pa!!

Albeit, I'm always for any kind of analogy that pits good against evil, and of course, with Good the Triumphant, in the end of that tale!!

Inniya Deepavali Valkuthal to all of you here!!

**ssanjinika** · 26th October 2005, 07:59 PM

1st ella pa..its on the 5th!

Happy Diwali to all the hubbers and their families

**Raghu** · 26th October 2005, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by nirosha sen

It's a Vaishnavite purana???? Hey, I'm interested to know too, Pa!!

Albeit, I'm always for any kind of analogy that pits good against evil, and of course, with Good the Triumphant, in the end of that tale!!

Inniya Deepavali Valkuthal to all of you here!!

aiyo Niro aunty plssssss

athu vazhthukal

, just kidding maami

**ssanjinika** · 26th October 2005, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by ssanjinika

1st ella pa..its on the 5th!

Sorry! My bad! Just spoke to my mom and she assured me that diwali was on the 1st.Dont know from where I got the idea that it was on the 5th

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**Idiappam** · 26th October 2005, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by ssanjinika

1st ella pa..its on the 5th!

Sorry! My bad! Just spoke to my mom and she assured me that diwali was on the 1st.Dont know from where I got the idea that it was on the 5th

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Maybe you got mixed up with the Eid Festival...

**nilavupriyan** · 26th October 2005, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

really informative.....thank u

happy diwali to all

**Raghu** · 26th October 2005, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Cinefan

Originally Posted by Raghu

Happy Diwali to all,

er but which day is Diwali

Cine fan, ur post was quite interesting,

Which one?In the 'grantha script'thread?Where is it BTW?Anyway Thanks a ton.

In Karnataka it's being celebrated on 31st&in TN on the 1st November.

Happy Deepawali to everyone.

oops sorry cine fan, that posting i meant was from aarthi

**NOV** · 27th October 2005, 06:39 AM

Does it really matter how others celebrate the festival? I mean to a point of argument!

As far as I know and care, Tamils have always associated Deepavali with the defeat of Narakasura in the hands of Krishna. Of course much to the agitation of some people with thier own agenda, who have always tried to thrust their version in the last few years, albeit unsuccessfully.

Let us not fight among ourselves on this auspicious day; rather use this opportunity to exorcise the Narakasurans in ourselves.

Happy Deepavali everyone!