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Welcome to this presentation of Deepavali What is Deepavali? Diwali derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali Deepavali = Deep + Avali Deep = light Avali = a row Diwali = Deepavali = Row of Light The Indian calendar is based on the lunar cycle and the movement of the moon, unlike the conventional Gregorian/English calendar. The result is that Indian festivals move sideways the English calendar from year to year. Diwali, for example falls on the date of the no moon In the month of Kartika (Hindi Calendar), usually this is in October or November. DEEPAVALI One of the most common festival of India Triumph of good over evil Remove darkness and ignorance Bring in light and knowledge Stories Behind the Celebration Five Day Celebration Rongoli Fireworks Family Get Together New Colorful clothes Distributing Sweets Significance of Lamp Light symbolizes knowledge Light is Lord Himself Light removes darkness that symbolizes ignorance How is it celebrated? It is celebrated for 5 days. People light their houses with lots of little oil lamps Oil lamp symbolizes our negative tendencies Wick symbolizes our ego Lighting of the lamp signifies, Burning of our ego. Flame in the lamp burns upwards. This signifies Acquire knowledge so as to take us towards higher ideals Special worships are done at home and temples Celebrations Celebrations… After sunset, fireworks are seen everywhere…each and every street… Celebrations… Beautiful and colorful designs are put in front of their houses called “rangoli” Family Get-togethers FIVE DAYS OF FESTIVITIES The first day is called Dhana Theras. People buy jewellery and worship God. Second day Narka Chaturdashi. Marks the death of the tyrant king “Narakusara” who imprisoned thousands of princesses. Lights-Lamps and Fireworks Story of King Rama After fourteen years of exile in the forest, the Prince of Ayodhya, Rama, and his brother Laksman, returned to their hometown. Before that, they defeated Ravana