Diwali or Deepavali is one of the biggest and auspicious festivals celebrated by Hindus all around the globe. Diwali is observed on the 15th day of the Kartik month as per the Hindu Lunar calendar. It usually falls in late October or November. The word Deepawali is a sanskrit word which means Row of Lights
It is one of the most symbolic Hindu festivals, and all the communities in the country celebrate it with much pomp.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Rama, returned home with his wife Mata Sita and brother Lakshmana on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. They returned back to Ayodhya after spending 14 years in exile and after defeating Ravana.
The festival is also very popular with festival of lights. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, and light over darkness every day. Every household celebrate the festival with full enthusiasm. During this festival, people clean their homes, decorate every corner with lights, lamps, diyas, flowers, rangoli, and candles. They also worship Goddess Lakshmi Puja to bless them with health, wealth, and prosperity.
This is how things fold up during the say od Diwali. Where people get busy with some stuffs or the other. Lighting is one of the major things that every household does. Tradionally they illuminate their houses with clay diyas and oils lamps.
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However with passage of time and with modernisation. Electronic bulbs and lights have taken over the tradional diya's. Though people lit diyas and lamps as well on the day of Diwali, but the major attraction would be how much electric lighting done to beautify the building. It may range from little to entire.
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Another important trends that is being going around si ce last decades is the Rangoli.
Rangoli is an art form originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered lime stone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks. Wikipedia
Splashes of different dry colours on the floor, makes it look quite elegant. Though it is not a common things to do, it require skills and experince to make such big art using dry things. These colours are easily available in markets.
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It won't be wrong to say that, Diwali is a festival of colours too. After putting up lights, decorating homes with rangolis, another important event of the day is worshipping Goddess Lakshmi. It doesn't need any big event, but people bring small idols of the Goddess at home and worship by themselves. The elder of the family take charge of doing all rituals. Generally after this puja, the oil lamps and diyas were lit at home.
Once the puja is performed at home, people get busy with bursting Crackers. While the elders make sure to distribute sweets among the neighbpurs and relative, the kids mostly take charge of bursting Crackers. No Diwali is complete without burning Crackers. People buy all kind of Crackers and burst them whole night. It is way of fun and enjoyment to mark the great Indian festival.
This major Indian festival of lights signifies the eradication of dark shadows, negativity, and doubts from our lives. The festival also marks the message of illuminating our inner selves with clarity and positivity.