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| The wonderful festival of lights is adorned by the brightness of the Diwali lamps and the different candle gifts . Diwali is the occasion to wish your near and dear ones a happy Diwali . Diwali holidays bring families closer with Diwali fireworks , songs and Diwali sweets . So enjoy the festivities of the season as we celebrate this Diwali with Diwali lamps and traditional gifts . |
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Diwali Pooja
Diwali is the most significant Indian festival, and is celebrated each year by the masses. Rich and poor, young and old they all come together to revel in the festivities and to praise the many Hindu Lords who are worshipped on this wondrous festival particularly Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and prosperity, and Kali, the destructive avatar of Durga. While the festival is celebrated by almost everyone in secular India, it is essentially religious in nature. |
This Hindu festival is replete with customs, traditions and rituals, lets take a look.
Diwali Aartis are special devotional songs that are sung in the praise of the Gods and Goddesses. These special prayers are a very intrinsic part of Hindu culture and are recited all year round. There are different Aartis for different occasion during the year. It is believed that these Aartis are an excellent way of appeasing to the Gods…………….more .
Lakshmi Pooja, or the worship of the goddess of wealth, is the main event on Diwali in North and West India. It is extremely important to keep the house spotlessly clean and pure on Diwali. Goddess Lakshmi likes cleanliness, and she will visit only the cleanest of houses first. This is also the reason why the broom is worshiped on this day with offerings of haldi and kumkum (turmeric and vermilion). Lamps are lit in the evening to welcome the goddess. They are believed to light up Her path……………….more.
Shri Ganesha Puja takes place on Diwali by placing their idol on a platform, making various offerings of sandal paste, saffron paste, perfume (itr), haldi, kumkum, abeer, gulal, garland of cotton beads, flowers, especially the marigold flowers and leaves of Bel (wood apple tree). Incense stick and dhoop is lit and offering of sweets, coconut, fruits, and tambul are made. At the end of pooja, the devotees sing aarti dedicated to Lord Ganesha………….more .
The Hindu New Year falls on the fourth day of Diwali. At this time, old business accounts are settled and new books are opened. The books are worshipped in a special ceremony and participants are encouraged to remove anger, hate, and jealousy from their lives. This is done so that all deals can be settles before the New Year starts, as it is considered auspicious to enter a new lunar year without any tensions from the previous year………more .
Kali Puja is performed to diminish the ego and all negative tendencies that hinder spiritual progress and material prosperity. Performed on the night of Kartik Amavasya, which falls in October/November, Kali Puja is an intense invocation to the fearsome goddess. The main purpose of the Puja is to seek the help of the goddess in destroying evil - both in the outside world and within us………..more .
Diwali Puja
Diwali Aarti
Lakshmi Puja
Ganesh Puja
The New Year
Kali Puja
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