Skip to main content
UploadLanguage (EN)Support
BusinessMobileSocial MediaMarketingTechnologyArt & PhotosCareerDesignEducationPresentations & Public SpeakingGovernment & NonprofitHealthcareInternetLawLeadership & ManagementAutomotiveEngineeringSoftwareRecruiting & HRRetailSalesServicesScienceSmall Business & EntrepreneurshipFoodEnvironmentEconomy & FinanceData & AnalyticsInvestor RelationsSportsSpiritualNews & PoliticsTravelSelf ImprovementReal EstateEntertainment & HumorHealth & MedicineDevices & HardwareLifestyle
Uploaded byAastikPanwar
PPTX, PDF7,342 views

Diwali

Diwali is a major Hindu festival celebrated in India that involves the lighting of lamps. It commemorates Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. During Diwali, people wear new clothes, light oil lamps outside and inside their homes, draw colorful rangoli designs, light fireworks, share sweets and gifts with family and friends, and worship Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity.

Art & Photos◦
Related topics:
Indian Culture•
Download to read offline
DIWALI CELEBRATIONS Diwali is a festival of lights. It is one of the biggest and grandest festivals celebrated mainly in India. Diwali is a festival commemorated to mark joy, victory and harmony. Diwali, also known as Deepavali, falls during the month of October or November. It is celebrated after 20 days of the Dussehra festival. The word ‘Deepavali’ is a Hindi word which means an array of lamps. Diwali is celebrated in the honour of Lord Ramchandra because on this day Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.
DIWALI TIMELINE Diwali lasts for about 5 days . Diwali occurs in late October or early November.
HOW IS DIWALI CELEBRATED? During Diwali, people wear their finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with diyas and rangoli, perform worship ceremonies of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and wealth, light fireworks, and eat or drink in family feasts, where mithai (sweets) and gifts are shared.
RANGOLI MAKING People also draw beautiful and colorful designs called RANGOLI. They draw it inside or outside the house during Diwali . To make the design they use either colorful stone dust or colorful flowers. In this picture these girls are drawing a rangoli with colorful stone dust.
ANCIENT LEGENDS India has been celebrating Diwali for a long time. There are lots of stories behind Diwali .It symbolizes winning of good over evil, and light over darkness. Diwali is a time of joy and worship.
FIRECRACKERS
SWEETS
WORSHIP OF GOD AND GODDESS
PEOPLE EXCHANGING GIFTS
MORE ABOUT DIWALI The Diwali festival is likely a fusion of harvest festivals in ancient India.[49] It is mentioned in Sanskrit texts such as the Padma Purana and the Skanda Purana both of which were completed in the second half of the 1st millennium CE. The diyas (lamps) are mentioned in Skanda Kishore Purana as symbolising parts of the sun, describing it as the cosmic giver of light and energy to all life and which seasonally transitions in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik. King Harsha refers to Deepavali, in the 7th century Sanskrit play Nagananda, as Dīpapratipadotsava (dīpa = light, pratipadā = first day, utsava = festival), where lamps were lit and newly engaged brides and grooms received gifts. Rajasekhara referred to Deepavali as Dipamalika in his 9th century Kavyamimamsa, wherein he mentions the tradition of homes being whitewashed and oil lamps decorated homes, streets and markets in the night.