Deepawali or Diwali

Diwali

The glossary of Diwali is row of lights.

This festival signifies the victory of brightness over darkness. As the knowledge of Sanskrit diminished, the name was popularly modified to Diwali, especially in northern India.



On Diwali, the goddess Lakshmi, a symbol of prosperity, is worshipped. People wear new clothes, share sweets and light firecrackers. The North Indian businessmen usually starts their financial new year from Diwali
Hindus find cause to celebrate this festival for different reasons.

This festival is celebrated all over India but with different varities of customs.

In the North India, Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama, King of Ayodhya, with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana from a 14-year exile and a war in which he vanquished the demon king Ravana. It is believed that the people lit oil lamps all along the way to light the royal family's path in the darkness. In North India, the festival is held on “Amavasya” (or “no moon”). This day remark as New Year to the North Indians.


In Southern India, Diwali or Deepawali festival is celebrated as the conquering of the Asura Naraka, a powerful king of Assam, here Asura states that he was invincible ;he imprisoned tens of thousands of inhabitants. It was Lord Krishna who finally defeated Naraka and freed the inhabitants. It is celebrated in‘naraka chaturdasi' thithi, preceding amavasai. The preparations begin the day before by cleaning the household items, the next day oil bath as this bath is considered as purity and getting freshened for life's new start. The house is washed and decorated with Rangoli patterns . In the pooja room, betel leaves, betel nuts, fruits, flowers, sandal paste(gandha), kumkum, gingelly oil, turmeric powder are kept. Crackers and new dresses are placed in a plate after smearing a little kumkum or sandal paste.
Diwali does not coincide with the beginning of a new year as South Indians follow a different calendar, the Shalivahana calendar.
In the north, most communities observe the custom of lighting lamps. However, in the south, the custom of lighting baked earthen lamps is not so much part of this festival as it is of the Karthikai celebrations a fortnight later. The lights signify a welcome to prosperity in the form of Lakshmi, and the fireworks are supposed to scare away evil spirits.
Deepavali celebrations in south India begin early in the morning. The eldest family member applies sesame oil on the heads of all the family members. Then, it's off for a bath, beginning with the youngest in the family. They emerge with new clothes and a look of anticipation at the thought of bursting crackers, which symbolizes the killing of the demon king Narakasur.


Wish fulfilment: Some communities believe that when Narakasur was to be killed, Lord Krishna asked him his last wish. Narakasura replied that he wanted to enjoy the last day of his life as materialistic and Diwali was celebrated.

In the evening, oil lamps are lighted and crackers are bursted . Now people use electric lamps and  pity of this festival is that the kids or civilians get injure while bursting the crackers one or the other way even many are blind  also it has lead to many death's. This even cause air pollution we cant say the people not to brust the crackers but one can avoid the limit of bursting the crackers.. As per to the humankind lets  celebrate Go Green Diwali