Diwali is one of most pulsating and greatest festival among the all the festivals of India, Diwali is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India, this festival comes after 20 days of Dusshera festival on Amavasya (15th day of dark fortnight). India is known as melting pot of races and religions. Diwali is also mark as the beginning of Hindu New Year Diwali falls during the month of October and November, initiation the winter season.
Every religion has its own distinctive manner of celebration. But Diwali (Deepawali), the Festival of Light, is celebrated with firecrackers, diyas (lights) and sweets. The festival symbolizes unity in diversity. The celebration of this five-day festival dedicated to Lord Rama and his wife Sita, while Demon King Ravana abducted Sita, Lord Rama had a victorious war with Ravana and rescued Sita, the day of victory is celebrated as Dussehra and Diwali is celebrated when Lord Rama return with his wife to their kingdom of Ayodhya.
This is a major Hindu festival dedicated also to Goddess Lakshmi – the goddess of fortunate and wealth. It is believed the goddess Laxmi is had been emerged by stir up the ocean, and Goddess give priority to visit clean and well decorated homes. So the all the decoration, redoing of home are made and during the mid night, people worship Goddess Laxmi during the main day of Diwali for blessings of property, wealth and health. Diwali is a divine tradition, with lights of happiness which symbolizes the victory of light over darkness; light refers joy and success and darkness refers sorrows. Each and every household clean up their house, get painted and decorate in their own style with Rangoli (Indian folk art) on the entrance of their home, buying new households items, sweets, new clothes, gifts, plenty of tiny clay lamps (Diyas) and candles are lighten up and placed on the doors, roof and each and every part of their home and shops, inviting Lakshmi to visit their homes.
However, Diwali is celebrated in Grand way all over India, but the best place to witness and enjoy this festival is Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan, here there is amazing lighting all over the city, entire market is brilliantly decorated and lighten up with lights and colours, dazzling display of decoration with music and competition is also held for the best display. The city attracts tourists from overseas and India.
