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Diwali-Essay-In-English-And-Hindi 1 Diwali-Essay-In-English-And-Hindi Since Deepavali is a festival for more than 2 days, we have 2 or 3 new dresses. It gives a message of love, brotherhood and friendship. India is a land of Festivals. Diwali is celebrated to mark the day when Lord Ram came to Ayodhya. On this day Kali Puja performed in Bengal. For most of us Diwali is just a synonym to a night full of crackers, noise and smoke. The last day of Diwali is called as Bhaubij. Some days before Diwali we burn statues of evil King Ravana. People greet their relatives and friends with sweets and crackers. Diwali is one of them. The night of amavasya is transformed into Purnima by glory of diyas. It is a Hindu Festival. I usually have to be a vegetarian, because I go to the Alter and offer different sweets and fruits. There is a lot of noise and air pollution. Siddharth Bidwalkar. It is a festival for shopping. tatastuh lokah prativarsham-aadarat prasiddha-deepalikaya-aatra bharate samudyatah poojayitum jineshvaram jinendra-nirvana vibhuti-bhaktibhak. People of Ayodhya welcomed them with lighted oil lamps. At 6 pm we illuminate the house with candles and diyas. At dusk we do puja of Goddess Lakshmi. Do we have to pay such a heavy cost to buy a smile for ourselves. Diwali is the festival of Goddess Laxmi. Lots of people also start new ventures on this day after performing Lakshmi Puja. This is because Lord Rama defeated him. We cook sweets like kanawla, gateau patate, tekwa, gulap jamoun and many other delicacies. The other major excitement for Deepavali is the bursting of crackers and fireworks. We light little lamps called dias, and put at least three in each room. Sabh mil mangal gao re, Sabh mil deep jalao re, Avadh me Ram aaye hai. The preparations for Deepavali start long before the festival date. Every one looks happy. The day of his Nirvana is is mentioned by many ancient authors. One hears the sound of bursting bombs across the city. Sweets are brought and distributed. If we are honest the answer is No. On Diwali I go to the temple to celebrate. People also make mud houses in which they keep the Goddess of Wealth and pray. After all Goddess Lakshmi does not want us to dispel the darkness of amavasya in this way. It is the festival of lights. The heart of every one should be illuminated with light. We pray, offer flowers, sweet and agarbathi. After having preached the dharma for 30 years, he attained Nirvana at Pava, at the age of 71 years and 6 and half months. He obtained Kevala Gyana on Vishakha Shukla 10 at the Jambhraka village on the banks of Rijukula river at the age of 42. That is why it is called the Festival of Lights. It falls in the month of October or early November. We visit relatives and friends with sweets and snacks. Kalpasutra mentions that the King Chetaka of Vaishali with several confederate kings, had a great lightning of lights, since they said since the light of intelligence Vardhamana Mahavira is gone, let us make an illumination of the material matter The oldest use of the word Diwali Dipavali occurs in Harivamsha-Purana written by Acharya Jinasena, composed in Shaka Samvat 705. All this is an amalgamation of gloom, darkness, despair, health problems, environment degradation and murk. To celebrate Diwali we buy new clothes, firecrackers, sweets, etc. On the 9th November it is Diwali. Gulab jamun, Laddoos, Halwas and Kaju cakes were my favorites. Children burst crackers. Happy Diwali. This year we burst lot of crackers. Thus during the krashNa of kartika month, during the svati nakshatra, on the night of the 14th dawn of the amavasya , lord Mahavira became a Siddha. Diwali is considered the best festival all over India. Tanya Dogra. We start our Di- wali evening by praying. Fourth day is celebrated as new year according to Hindu calander. He initiated his shaashan Jaina-shashana on Shravana KrashNa 1 at his first assembly at Rajgrah. In Uttara-puraaNa kraShNa-kaartika-pakshasya chartudashyam nishaatyay, svatiyoge tratiyeaddha-shukladhyaana-parayaNah. Lord Mahavira was born as Vardhamana on Chaitra Shukla 13 in the Nata clan at Khattiya-kundapura, near Vaishali. In short, Diwali is festival of excitement. People worship the goddess the wealth Lakshmi. They pray for health and wealth. Diwali Essay. They also visit us with sweets and snacks. by Privashti Singh. For on this occasion we celebrate the Nirvana of Lord Mahavira who established the dharma as we follow it. We worship Goddess Laxmi on the day called Laxmi Poojan that comes in the period of Diwali. After 14 years of exile. When I go to the temple I sing and play the harmoniam which is an Indian instrument. According to me, this festival should never end but anything that has started should meet its end. Before it falls, people clean and whitewash their houses. On the day of Diwali, Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after exile of 14 years. We also give food, clothes, money and other useful things to the poor. It looks beautiful when the oil lamps twinkle together in all the houses. Then late at night we get together and light the crackers. Lord Ram went on an exile because his cruel step-mother, Kaikayi wanted her own son Bharata to become king of Ayodhya. In Mauritius, we celebrate Diwali with honor great devotion. The third rejoicing aspect of Deepavali is the eating of sweets. The Vikrama Samvat in Gujarat starts from Diwali. Let us enjoy Diwali in its purest form by lighting lamps, offering prayers and by making this world a better place for you and for me and for the entire universe. Diwali is celebrated by Hindus. Diwali is a five day festival in India. Let us all pledge to make our country prosperous and let us come forward to establish Ramrajya in India. On the second day, Roop Chaudas people bath with uptan. I like this festival very much. We scare the birds to death, shorten the lives of children who are engaged in cracker factories, trouble the heart and hospitalized patients, burn thousand of rupees to ashes in the name of ceremonies. I remember when I was in class 1, I wrote an essay on Diwali. But, this festival always ends happily. In all, I can say that Deepavali is the brightest festival to be celebrated in India. Diwali is known as the Festival of Lights. The light and colour add to the celebrations. It is called the festival of lights. Udita Biswas. Almost every house and street is decorated with lamps, and lights on the day of Diwali. Among the Jain festivals, Diwali is one of the most important one. by Prateek Kedia. Now I have got over the fear of bursting crackers. Apart from this all elders visiting us buy us sweets and dresses also. First, the excitement for us would be the new dresses that are bought to be worn for Deepavali. Every year on the day of Diwali we celebrate and pay respect to the Goddess Lakshmi. The toy and picture shops are rearranged. Next we decorate our house with candles, thanking God for all he has given us. Before Diwali, we clean our houses, prepare various kinds of sweets and hang lanterns in our windows. Deepawali in Hindi means a row of diyas. Thus the NirvaaNa of the lord occurred 605 years and 5 months before the Shaka king. The Vira-Nirvana era originated on Oct. TiloyapaNNatti mentions kattiya-kiNhe chaudasipachchuse saadiNaa- manakkhatte, pavaae Nayariye ekko viresaro siddho. On the third and the main Diwali day idols of Ganesha and Lakshmi are worshiped Lakshmi Puja. Thus people in Bharata every year celebrate famous Dipalikaya , to reverently worship the Jinendra on the occasion of his nirvana. Few days before Diwali we go to buy crackers such as rockets, bombs, flower pots and sparklers etc. On this day people buy jewellery, silver and gold coins. Sparklers, Rockets, Ground Chakkars and Flower pots were our favorites besides the Thousand thousand sparks bomb. It is nothing but a sadistic pleasure to have moments of joy in exchange of mass havoc. Saurabh 2 Khemka. Dhanteras is the first day of Diwali. This is to invite Mother Lasoni, the Goddess of Light into our house. It marks the victory of Rama over Ravana. The first line of it was quoted in Dhavalaa by Virasenacharya. We also take bananas, apples and grapes and many other fruits. We also invite family and friends to add more joy to Diwali celebrations. Diwali is the festival of lights which falls in the month of Ashwin according to Hindu calendar. Shops are lighted with colourful bulbs and attract huge crowd. Earlier I used to be afraid of crackers. I scribbled Diwali is a festival of lights; people decorate their homes and exchange greetings Well, Is it actually bringing light and happiness around. The period of Diwali longs for 4-5 days. It is celebrated in honour of Lord Rama s return to Ayodhya after Fourteen Years of exile. Then we have a small party where we eat and enjoy. Kaikayi forced King Dasharata to send Rama to forest for 14 years. Each festival has a religious or mythological significance behind it. Skies are full of blooms of crackers. Jeans, T shirts, Trousers and shirts were all bought for me by my parents. Many festivals are celebrated here with great pomp and show. People start their new business from this day. Diwali is celebrated in honor of Goddess Lakshmi.
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