Friday, November 5, 2010

Diwali - Festival of Lights & Happiness.........


The Diwali-festival of lights, festival of real happiness, festival of lightening the row of colorful clay lamps or festival of lightening the colorful lanterns, Diwali is an five days festival of Indians celebrated with happiness & great enthusiasm.The third day is celebrated with friends & family as main Diwali, Deepawali or Deepavali. Its  essence signify to illuminate the forces of light over the forces of darkness, victory of good over evil, rejoice of real internal happiness & to celebrate internal soul peace.

On this auspicious & holy day most of the Indian people worship Maa Laxmi(Divine mother of wealth, wellbeing & prosperity) along with Lord Ganesha(God of wisdom intellect & to remove obstacles) & Maa Saraswati(Divine mother of knowledge).

Indian people in India as well as abroad purchase new household goods, wear new cloth share sweets with neighbors, performs colorful firework, decorate home by hanging garland of flowers & lanterns, pour color sand on doorways which take shape of lotus blossom means the symbol of welcome to wealth, health, peace & prosperity to their home as well as to the nation.





          
In India people greet each other by saying "Happy Diwali" holding a plate of sweets as holiday treat, indeed this is a time to rejoice,doing good things,sharing, celebrate, & enjoy  together.











arogyam wellness wishes you a great & safe Diwali.