Deepavali 2021 – A Festival of Bright Lights
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Deepavali, which is also commonly known as Diwali, is mainly a festival of lights. It is one of the Sikhs, core festivals among Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Mainly for Newar Buddhists. This festival of lights is mainly celebrated for five days and during the time of the in-between middle of October and middle of November. As per the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is the month of Kartika. Diwali, the festival of lights mainly symbolises the spiritual power that indicates ‘victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light over dark.’ Diwali is associated with various types of Gods and Goddesses depending on the regional tradition. For instance, this festival of light is widely connected with the Goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi; and on the other hand, it is also associated with other God and Goddesses such as Kali, Durga, Yami, Yama, Vishnu, Rama, Krishna, Kubera, Ganesha, Vishvakarman, or Dhanvantari. Although Diwali is mainly a festival of five days there is one day that is considered as the main day of the festival. On this main day, various religious people worship their Gods and Goddesses and celebrate the day as the main day of Diwali. In 2021, Diwali will take place on 4th November.
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