Importance of Diwali Festival in India

India is a land of festivals. Every festival celebrated in India has its own significance, but not every occasion is celebrated as the Diwali is. Diwali is the most awaited festival which comes every year in autumn at the end of Hindu month Ashwayuja. The Deepawali festival commemorates globally. People decorate their homes and offices with beautiful flowers, lamps and make colourful rangoli. Diwali is a five-day festival and each day having its importance. The festival comes precisely after twenty days of Dussehra.

Deepawali is a festival of lights. It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. It has meant that on this day, Lord Rama, the king of Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman returned to their home Ayodhya from the war in which he killed the demon king Ravana. It was believed that the Ayodhya people’s lit oil lamps along the entire way to welcome them. Maybe this is the reason, why Diwali is celebrated a day earlier in South India since Lord Rama travelled from south to his kingdom in the north.

Now let us discuss the five-days in detail:

First Day of Diwali: Dhanteras is the first day of Diwali. It is the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (the dark fortnight) of the month of Kartik. On this day, Lord Dhanwantari came out of the ocean with an Ayurvedic medicine (medicine that promotes long healthy life) for humanity. On Dhanteras, after the sunset, Hindus take a bath and offer Diya and sweets to Yama Raj and pray for long life. This offering must be made near a Tulsi plant.

Second Day of Diwali: Choti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi is the second day of Diwali. It is the fourteenth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Karthik. It was believed that on this day, Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasur and freed the world from fear.

Third Day of Diwali: The Third day is the actual day of Diwali or Badi Diwali. The festival is celebrated when the entire moon wanes and darkens spread in the sky. In the evening, people perform Lakshmi Pooja at their homes and workspace. And in a night, people visit their friends and relatives places to offer sweets and wish them good luck and happiness. Diwali is the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Fourth Day of Diwali: On the fourth day of Diwali Goverdhan Pooja is performed. On this day, people do pooja of their household cattle and offer them sweets also on the very same day Lord Krishna defeated Indra. Govardhan Puja is also known as Annakut.

Fifth Day of Diwali: The fifth day of Diwali is Bhai Dooj. On this day, sisters pray for their brothers long and happy life. The festival is also known as Bhai Fota among Bengalis.

The festival of Diwali brings prosperity and good luck. During this five-day festive season, people also exchange gifts with their loved loves. Giving gifts are considered as the essential part of the Deepawali festival, as it conveys one’s gratitude.

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