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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

So called because of number of Diyas and small oil

lamps are lightened in many households.

Discovering light amidst darkness.











ORIGIN

Ancient Indian festival.Dates back to periods.

Books like puranas still contain its

origin.



THE FESTIVAL IS PREDOMINATED BY

COLOURFUL DISPLAY OF LIGHTS, BURSTING

OF CRACKERS, CLEANLINESS, SWEETS, LOTS OF SHOPPING, HAPPINESS

5 days festival--

Day 1-Dhan Trayodashi' or 'Dhanteras

Day 2-Narak Chaturdashi' or choti diwali

Day 3-Badi Diwali'

Day 4-Govardhan Pooja

Day 5-Bhai Dooj





Narakaasuraabducted 16,000

daughters of God &

stole the earrings of

Aditi.

The Gods askedKrishna for help, after a

mighty battle he killed

the demon.

After his victory

Krishna returned very

early in the morning

and was bathed and

massaged with

scented oils.



Thi "f ti l f lig ht ", f r t he

mm pr ti e i t lig ht m ll il

l mp ( ll ed d i ) d pl e t hem

r d t he home, d l o on t he r oof

t o p





ONCE G OKUL HAD T O

FACE HEAVY R AIN AS A

RESULT OF LORD INDRA ~S ANGER. LORD KRISHNA LIFTED M OUNT

GOVARDHAN ON HIS LITTLE FINGER

AS AN U MB RELLA

AFTER THIS THERE IS A TRADITION

OF B UILDING COW DUNG HILLOCKS

WHICH SY MB OLYSES M OUNT

GOVARDHAN.









THE ROW OF LAMS ARE LIT ON A DIFFERENT OCCATION

(A FEW DAYS AFTER DEEPAVALI) IN TAMIL NADU FOR A

SERIES OF DAYS CALLED KARTIKAY DEEPAM



DIWALI STARTS FROM VASUBARAS WHICH IS THE 12TH DAY OF THE 2ND HALF OF THE MONTH OF ASHWIN . THIS DAY IS CELEBRATED BY PERFORMING AN AARTI OF

THE COW AND ITS CALF- WHICH IS A SYMBOL OF LOVE BETWEEN MOTHER AND HER BABY .



Diwali begins in Goa on the day of Naraka Chaturdashi accompanied by decoration

with candle, lamps, mango leaves, and marigold flowers.

Paper-made effigies of Narakaasura are burnt at around four o'clock in the morning

the following day.



Diwali brings the awakening of inner light

ATMAN in its most pure and eternal form.

It is associated with the return of lordRAMA from banishment and the killing of

Narakaasura.





The Mughal Emperor Jahangir had imprisoned Guru Har Gobind Ji and 52 other Hindu Rajas

For Sikhs, Diwali is particularly important because it celebrates the release from prison

of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind Ji,

Sikhs celebrated the return of Guru Hargobind Ji by lighting the Golden

Temple and thistradition continues today.





NEPALNEPAL

KAAG TIHAR

KUKUR TIHAR

LAKSH M I P UJA AND WORSHIP OF COWS

M HA PUJA

BHAI TIKA



DIWALI IS KNOWN AS |HARI DEEPAVALI}

HINDU M ALAYSIANS WELCO M E FELLOW M ALAYSIANS OF DIFFERENT RACES AND RELEGIONS TO THEIR HOUSE FOR A SCRU M PTION M EAL









SAFETY PRECAUTIONS



HAVE SAFE DIWALI

NEVE R GO NEAR A FI R EW ORK WHE N I T HAS BEE N LI T. EVE NIF I T HAS NOT GONE OFF, I T COULD S T ILL EXPL ODE

WHE N YOU AR E WA TCHI NG FI R EW ORK S, ALWA Y S S T A ND WELL BACK

IF YOU AR E GIVE N A S PARK LE R ALWA Y S H OLD I T A T AR MS

LE NGT H

NEVE R GIVE S PARK LE R S TO A CHILD UNDE R FIVE

WHE N A S PARK LE R GOES OUT , D O NOT TOUCH I T. I T COULD S T ILL BURN YOU

NEVE R PLA Y WI T H FI R EW ORK S . T HE Y AR E DA NGE ROUS A ND CA N H URT YOU











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