Diwali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.

4. October 23, marks the start of the five-day festival
of Diwali in 2014, celebrated by Hindus, Jains,
Buddhists, and Sikhs around the world. During
Diwali, originally a harvest festival, lamps are lit to
celebrate the triumph of good over evil, fireworks

7. Diwali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is
an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.
The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over
darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and
hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals
typically extend over a five day period, but the main festival

19. Five Days of Diwali
On the first day of Diwali, housewives consider it
auspicious to spring clean the home and shop for gold
or kitchen utensils.
On the second day, people decorate their homes with
clay lamps or diyas and create design patterns called
rangoli on the floor using colored powders or sand.
This is the main day of the festival when families
gather together for Lakshmi puja, a prayer to Goddess
Lakshmi followed by mouth-watering feasts and
firework festivities.
This is the first day of the new year when friends and
relatives visit with gifts and best wishes for the
season.
On the last day of Diwali, brothers visit their married

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