!! 👏 !! Wish U All Very Happy Diwali & Prosperous New Year !! 👏 !!
In fact the Diwali celebrations begins from Dusshera, which comes about twenty days before Diwlai. The splendor of Diwali is so great that even countries like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia have come up with their own ways of Diwali celebrations.
the most famous legend associated with the story of Diwali is the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya.
'Festival of Lights' or Diwali is a festival which has the potential of unifying entire India.
Diwali is a festival of sweets, firecrackers, lights and of course the decorations.
Diwali is the festival of lights and is celebrated with great enthusiasm by all Indians all over the world.
childrens enjoy the celebration with Puja and Fireworks !!
The first day is Dhana Traydishi. It is the new year of buisness. the second day iscelebrating the great god's triumph over the demon Navakarasura. The third day isworship forthe goddes of wealth and buety,Lakshimi. The fourth is Bali worship day of the battle between two castles. On this day cows are washed, fed and adorned with flowers to parade through the streets. The fifth and last day is devoted to brothers and sisters, and they have a feast together.

Cleanliness forms another important part of the rituals of Lakshmi Puja on Diwali. People try to keep their houses neat and clean on this day, as Goddess Lakshmi is believed to like cleanliness and she visits the cleanliest house first. Another ritual is of lighting the diyas and lamps on the eve of Diwali in order to light up the path of Goddess Lakshmi. Puja for five deities are included in the process of Lakshmi Puja on Diwali. Foremost Lord Ganesha is worshipped in the beginning of the Puja, then Goddess Lakshmi is revered through the Lakshmi Puja, Mahasaraswati who is regarded to be the goddess of books and learning is worshipped for gaining of knowledge and last but not the least Lord Kubera who is the treasurer of the wealth of gods.

People Decorate Their Houses and Business Places Before and On Diwali Day !! The house is kept clean and rangoli is drawn at the doorstep to welcome Goddess Laxmi. For the best time for puja, a pandit is consulted. The general things needed for a diwali puja are silver and gold coins, suparis, uncooked Rice, paan leaves, kumkum for applying tilak, mithaai (Indian sweets), camphor, agarbattis (incense sticks), dry fruit (almonds, cashews), flower petals and Lakshmi-Ganesh icon.
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Happy diwali and a very prosperous new year friends !! your kind greetings welcome with open arms !! 🤗 !!
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