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Deepavali -- The
Festival of Lights
Page Last Updated: September 22,2008
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Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of "rows of lights", is one of the most important of all Hindu festivals. It is believed that it was on this day that Lord Rama entered Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile. Deepavali is also celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi, the day when the demon of darkness and dirt, Narakasura, was destroyed by Lord Krishna. The celebrations commence with a purifying oil bath and the lighting of lamps, symbolic of the spiritual light pervading the earth and the destruction of darkness and ignorance.
© K. L. Kamat
Fireworks During the Deepavali Festival
© K. L. Kamat
Deepavali Festival Decoration in Rangoli
© K. L. Kamat
A Rangoli Design for Deepavali
© Vikas Kamat
Diwali Festival - Legends, Articles & Pictures
- Diwali in South India
- The Festival of Diwali
- Fireworks during Deepavali Festival
- The Glow of Hope
- Golden Oil Lamps (diyas)
- Legends of Diwali
- Rangoli Design Spread for Diwali
See Also:
- Send a Diwali Greeting via email
- Rangoli - the painted prayers of India
- Hinduism Potpourri at Kamat's Potpourri
- Search for more Pictures of Diwali in Kamat PICTURESearch
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