Diwali is popularly known as “Festival of Lights”
and it is celebrated with great enthusiasm, especially by the children across
nation. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Diwali is performed on
the new moon day that marks the end of Ashwin and beginning of Kartik month.
This year, the Diwali will fall on 13th Nov, 2012. The major reason
for celebrating the diwali is the returning of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after his
14 years of exile as well as the victory over the demon Ravana. It is the occasion that
brings happiness and good luck in the people lives.
Diwali Festival 2012 is all about the five days carnival, which starts from the first
day of Dhanteras. On this day, people buy gold, steel or new utensils as well
as worship Goddess Laxmi for wealth and prosperity. On the second day i.e.
Choti Diwali or 'Naraka Chaturdashi',
diyas are lit up all around the houses. On the third day i.e. Diwali,
devotees visit temples for worshipping Lakshmi and Ganesh as they are the
remover of problems. On the fourth day i.e. Govardhan puja/Annakoot, it is said
that Krishna defeated the god of rain (Indra) by lifting the mount Govardhan on
his finger in order to save people from the floods. On the last and fifth day
i.e. Bhai dooj, people can see the love and affection
between brothers and sisters as on this day,
sisters put tilak on their brother’s forehead. Also, they serve them sweets and
pray for their good health and wealth.
Apart from this, people do great preparations before the Diwali
carnival like they clean their house and get it white-washed. Also, they make
sure that their furniture, doors and windows all should be polished and
varnished before Diwali. They decorate their walls by curtains and pictures. In
addition to this, different customs are followed
by the individuals as they make rangolies on the floor and decorate their house
by Diyas. Moreover, they hang colorful lanterns, fairy lights and burst
crackers. Along with this, they follow the tradition of wearing new dress and preparing
sweets at home. They purchase gifts from the market and distribute them among
friends and relatives.
Above all, there are some tips by
the Astrologers for Diwali Festival 2012:
·
Wake up before sunrise and then
decorate your puja room.
·
Bath Goddess Lakshmi and Ganesh,
first from water and then Gangajal.
·
Lit a small diya in front of deities
because they bring prosperity, wealth and always bless to keep away from
problems.
·
Make a Panchamitra with the help of 5 ingredients including milk, curd,
sugar, ghee (clarified butter) and honey.
·
Prepare Prasad using different sweets and varieties of
fruits.
·
Decorate puja thali and keep essentials things in it like
roli, haldi, ghee diya, sweets, flowers, gangajal and some money.
·
At the end, worship the Gods by offering them paan (betel leaves), cloves and ealichi in order to seek their blessings.
Diwali is celebrated in every nook and corner of the
country. Thus, this occasion also creates a sense of oneness among the people.
Now, it has become a symbol of unity.
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