Diwali or Deepawali
Diwali – Dispelling Darkness with a Festival of Lights July 22, 2019 by Team Jothishi Diwali is celebrated across India. It is also the most awaited festival in the Hindu Calendar. It is probably the most famous Hindu Festival across the world. The Festival of Lights Diwali, or to give it its Sanskrit name Deepavali, means an arrangement or a row of lights. It celebrates the victory of good over evil by driving away darkness with lights. People light earthenware oil lamps and display them in rows on this occasion. Diwali History Puranas like the Skanda Purana and Padma Purana mention Diwali. Meanwhile, some historians think this festival may have started as a harvest festival, as some texts refer to the lighting of lamps as symbolizing the energy of the Sun. King Harshavardhana also refers to Diwali in his play, Nagananda . In this Seventh Century Sanskrit play, he refers to the festival as Deepapratipadotsava. Diwali also finds mention in the travel records of famous travellers l
