Diwali Or Deepavali

The name comes from sanksrit dipavali meaning row of lights.

Diwali or deepavali. Diwali is said to be the day that lord rama returned after a fourteen year exile to be reinstated as the king of ayodhya. Diwali and deepavali are the same festival just different names. The best of deepavali memes lighting up the internet today from battle of the sweets to a ban on crackers this year these funny yet relatable tweets has netizens in splits as they gear up for a different diwali this year. Diwali or deepavali is celebrated in honour of lord rams return to ayodhya ending his fourteen year long exile.

The festival of lights is more commonly known as diwali but can also be called deepavali or divali. The citizens rejoiced at the return of their king and thus diwali was. It is the festival of lights. D w l i.

It commemorates the return of lord rama to his kingdom ayodhya after 14 years of exile. For the unversed diwali traditionally referred to as deepavali deep avali a row of lights is associated with shri ramas return to ayodhya after a hiatus of fourteen years. Deepawali deepavali or diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all hindu festivals. Both are feast of lights but the right word to use is deepavali by south india which actually comes from the sanskrit vocabulary meaning a line of lamps.

Dipavali or divali is the indian festival of lights usually lasting five days and celebrated during the hindu lunisolar month kartika between mid october and mid november. Diwali also called divali or deepavali is a festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over dark and good over evil and the blessings of victory freedom and enlightenment. Deep means light and avali a row to become a row of lights diwali is marked by four days of celebration which literally illuminates the country with its brilliance and dazzles people with its joy. The people of ayodhya who waited with bated breath for shri rama his consort devi sita and brother lakshmana arrival welcomed them by lighting earthen lamps.

On the night of diwali celebrants light dozens of candles and clay lamps called diyas placing them throughout their homes and in the streets to light up the dark night. It is believed that when lord rama returned home with his wife and brother entire ayodhya was lit up and happiness prevailed in every corner.