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Beautiful Festival of Lights. Message of light over darkness, love over hate, and peace over conflict.
On this auspicious festival of lights,
May the glow of joy,
Prosperity and happiness
Illuminate you life and and your home.
Wishing you a Happy Diwali
Fireworks!! .... and tons of it going off at the same time.
One can see numerous distant, distinct and various colours at the same time.
Diwali a five-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world.
In Edinburgh, Diwali is celebrated with a free festival that starts with a parade from St Andrew Square then along George Street to Castle Street and onwards to the Ross Bandstand in West Princes Street Gardens.
Little oillamps burning for the Diwali festival.
Diwali is celebrated as the Festival of Lights. People light diyas—cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
Yesterday we celebrated India's biggest and most popular festival-Diwali:)
Diwali---the Hindu festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals in India, Diwali or Dīpāvali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas—cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
A row of lights:
The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word dipavali, meaning row of lights. Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops, and public places are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas. These lamps, which are traditionally fueled by mustard oil, are placed in rows in windows, doors and outside buildings to decorate them. The lamps are lit to help the goddess Lakshmi(Goddess of wealth) find her way into people's homes.
Legend:
In Hinduism, across many parts of India it is the homecoming of Rama after a 14-year exile in the forest and his victory over Ravana. In the legend, the people of Ayodhya (the capital of his kingdom) welcomed Rama by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (dĭpa), thus its name: dīpāwali.
Fireworks:
Fireworks are also a big part of the Diwali celebrations, although in recent years there has been a move against them because of noise and atmospheric pollution.
Lakshmi puja:
For hinuds the festival honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. Special prayers are held in evening(it's the most important ritual of Diwali)--people worship Goddess Lakshmi. People start the new business year at Diwali, and some Hindus will say prayers to the goddess for a successful year. Some business communities start their financial year on Diwali and new account books are opened on this day.
Gifts:
Like Christmas in the West, Diwali is very much a time for buying and exchanging gifts. Traditionally sweets and dried fruit were very common gifts to exchange, but the festival has become a time for serious shopping-clothes, electronics, cars, two wheelers, gold, silver, kitchen utensils, etc etc. Shops are flooded with people on the eve of festival. It is also best time of year to redecorate homes.
I spent this diwali in Udaipur. The brightly lit town was alive with people. The bursting of fire crackers started pretty late and went on past any time I could keep track of. The palace in the middle of the lake was beautifully lit for this special night.
Happy Diwali Wallpapers and wishes: Diwali is a festival celebrated in India by decorating their houses with diyas and beautiful rangolis in front of their house. Diwali is more like a get together of families, elaborate feasts with sweets, bursting of colourful crackers and so on. It’s a...
Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, celebrating the triumph of good over evil, light over dark. While there is life, there is hope ....
Increasingly Diwali appears to becoming a global festival, intrinsically good-natured, positive and celebratory. Diwali (festival of light) in my limited understanding, is, at least in part, a secular celebration, or it can be construed as partially secular. Originally a Hindi festival it seems to have spread across India (I have Sikh friends who celebrate Diwali) and way beyond, straddling numerous religions and migrating over borders. Diwali is also associated with harvest-time and its celebration in October coincides with the Indian harvest. Certainly, in the UK Diwali's cogent metaphor of light, partly secular and accessible constitution allows for multicultural and multi-faith participation and, above all, inclusivity and fun!
Aruna Kailey's UK-based dance company, as if to serve my above points, combined Bollywood and Belly Dance styles, combining multiculturalism in dance with multiculturalism by geography. The accessibility of both Bollywood and Belly Dance, in combination evoking a graphic, rhythmic and sensual musicality together with potent and decisive motion, echoes the accessible, hedonistic construct of Diwali.
Thanks to Aruna and her fellow dancers.
:-)
Simon
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Just surveying (and enjoying) the cityscape on the 2012 Diwali night with a couple of buddies. Made a timelapse video later on, while we sat on the roof and ate some pizza.
Timelapse here: youtu.be/E0rGuMzk0FY?hd=1
November 14th, 2020 is Deepavali, the Festival of Lights celebrated by a billion Indians around the world. It is also colloquially called Diwali. It celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil.
Diwali is a universally applicable and secular sentiment, not just tied to Hindu religion. Although many people do go to temples, it is more of a social event than a religious one. It is based on a lunar calendar, so the date changes from year to year.
Highlights of the festival include lighting lamps and fireworks. Diwali is also typically the start of the holiday season leading into the new year. A lot of people buy new clothes at this time of the year. And of course, eat a lot of great food, especially sweets.
I wish all my Flickr friends a happy Diwali!
Diwali - Dipawali
Diwali also called Divali, Deepavali or the "festival of lights". Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November.
Diwali is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji.
For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals For Jains, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BC. For Sikhs, Diwali is particularly important because it celebrates the release from prison of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, and 52 other princes with him, in 1619.
The name "Diwali" or "Divali" is a contraction of deepavali which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.
Governor Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan Celebrate Diwali At Government House by Patrick Siebert, Steve Kwak. at 110 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated in India,
4 Tile Panorama Stitched and then manually blended, Sorry about the WB banding in sky, I had to boost the exposure up for sky which introduced color cast, which I overlooked before stitching and after stitching/blending it was already too late, It was one of my first Manually blended Image, and since then I have been trying to reduce such errors.
Deepavali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Diwali[1], popularly known as the festival of lights, is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India,[2] Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji.
The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī), which translates into row of lamps.[3] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas, or dīpa in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. Most Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali.
Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali, popularly known as the "festival of lights", is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji.
The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī), which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas, or dīpa in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. Most Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali.
Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama along with Sita and Lakshman from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst crackers.
In Jainism, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BC. In Sikhism, Deepavali commemorates the return of Guru Har Gobind Ji to Amritsar after freeing 52 Hindu kings imprisoned in Fort Gwalior by defeating Emperor Jahangir; the people lit candles and diyas to celebrate his return. This is the reason Sikhs also refer to Deepavali as Bandi Chhorh Divas, "the day of release of detainees". Deepavali is widely celebrated in both India and Nepal.
The first day of the festival Naraka Chaturdasi marks the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama. Amavasya, the second day of Deepawali, marks the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in her most benevolent mood, fulfilling the wishes of her devotees. Amavasya also tells the story of Lord Vishnu, who in his dwarf incarnation vanquished the tyrant Bali, and banished him to hell. Bali was allowed to return to earth once a year, to light millions of lamps to dispel the darkness and ignorance, and spread the radiance of love and wisdom. It is on the third day of Deepawali — Kartika Shudda Padyami - that Bali steps out of hell and rules the earth according to the boon given by Lord Vishnu. The fourth day is referred to as Yama Dvitiya (also called Bhai Dooj) and on this day sisters invite
In each legend, myth and story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light — the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity. During Diwali, lights illuminate every corner of India and the scent of incense sticks hangs in the air, mingled with the sounds of fire-crackers, joy, togetherness and hope. Diwali is celebrated around the globe. Outside India, it is more than a Hindu festival, it's a celebration of South-Asian identities.
While Deepavali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant spiritual meaning is "the awareness of the inner light". Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. The celebration of Deepavali as the "victory of good over evil", refers to the light of higher knowledge dispelling all ignorance, the ignorance that masks one's true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality. With this awakening comes compassion and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (joy or peace). Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Deepavali is the celebration of this Inner Light.
While the story behind Deepavali and the manner of celebration varies from region to region (festive fireworks, worship, lights, sharing of sweets), the essence is the same – to rejoice in the Inner Light (Atman) or the underlying Reality of all things (Brahman).
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali