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Deepawali is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm
and joy. Here is an account of its celebration.
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Deepawali
The festival of Diwali reminds us of the festive season of joy,
splendor, enthusiasm and happiness. It is the festival of lights and is
celebrated with great excitement by all Indians all over the world. The
uniqueness of the festival is that it is celebrated for five days and
each of the days has a special significance and importance. Each of the
five days is based of five varied philosophies, with each day to a
special thought or ideal. The first day of Diwali is called the
Dhanteras, Dhanwantari Triodasi or Dhantryaodashi, which falls on the
thirteenth day of the month of Ashwin. On this day, Lord Dhanwantari
came out of the ocean with Ayurveda for mankind. This day marks the
beginning of Diwali celebrations. On this day at sunset offerings are
made of sweets during worship time to Lord Yama (the Lord of Death) for
the protection from untimely death. It is mainly done near a Tulsi tree
(basil tree) or any other sacred tree.
The second day is called the Narak Chaturdasi. It is the Choti Diwali
celebration. On this day Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasur and
made the world free from evil power. It falls on the fourteenth lunar
day of the dark fortnight of the month of Kartik and the eve of Diwali.
The third and the most important day of Diwali is marked with Lakshmi
Puja. It is the main day of celebration.
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