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Diwali
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, which was actually celebrated on the 11th. in the North of India and the 10th. in the South.
It commemorates the victory of Rama (a human avatar of the god Vishnu) over Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, who had abducted Rama's wife, Sita. After these events, Lanka was renamed Sri Lanka (the title Sri implies respect or holiness).
Diwali
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, which was actually celebrated on the 11th. in the North of India and the 10th. in the South.
It commemorates the victory of Rama (a human avatar of the god Vishnu) over Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, who had abducted Rama's wife, Sita. After these events, Lanka was renamed Sri Lanka (the title Sri implies respect or holiness).