🪔 शुभ दीपावली 🪔 - उत्सव 🎊🎉 दीप श्रृंखलाओं 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔 का (🪔 Happy Deepawali 🪔 - Festival 🎊🎉 of Lights 🌠🎇🎆)

दीपावली (Deepawali) 🪔, also called दिवाली (Diwali) 🪔, is Hindu Festival 🎊🎉 of Lights 🌠🎇🎆. It symbolizes spiritual "Victory of Light Over Darkness, Good Over Evil & Knowledge Over Ignorance". It is celebrated during Hindu Lunisolar Month of Kartik, between around Mid September & Mid November.

The Term दीपावली 🪔 is derived from Sanskrit Words, दीप (Deep) 🪔, meaning Lamp 💡, Light 🔦, Lantern 🏮, Candle 🕯️, which Blows, Shines or Illuminates Knowledge & आवली (Aawli), meaning Row, Range, Continuous Line or Series. So, दीपावली 🪔 literally means दीपों 🪔 की श्रृंखला (Series of Lights) 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔.

According to Hindu Epic रामायण (Ramayana), दीपावली 🪔 is the Day when भगवान राम (Lord Rama) returned to अयोध्या (Ayodhya), after 14 years of Exile (१४ वर्ष का वनवास), with his wife देवी सीता (Goddess Sita), his brother लक्ष्मण (Lakshman) & भगवान हनुमान (Lord Hanuman) after defeating राक्षस राज रावण (Demon King Ravana) & his राक्षस सेना (Demon Army), with his वानर सेना (Monkey Army).

दीपावली 🪔 is also associated with देवी लक्ष्मी - धन एवं समृद्धि की देवी (Goddess Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth & Prosperity) & भगवान विष्णु की पत्नी (Wife of Lord Vishnu). Along with देवी लक्ष्मी, भगवान गणेश - बुद्धिविधाता, विघ्नहर्ता (Lord Ganesha - God of Wisdom & Destroyer of Obstacles) & देवी पार्वती एवं भगवान शिव के गजानन पुत्र (Goddess Parvati & Lord Shiva's Elephant Headed Son) is also remembered as प्रथम पूज्य (1st To Be Worshipped).

People prepare for दीपावली 🪔 by Cleaning, Renovating & Decorating their Homes 🏚️, Temples 🛕 & Workplaces 🏢. They Decorate Floors with रंगोली (Rangoli - Colorful Art Circle Patterns) 🎨 & Homes with झालर (Fringe of Lights) 🌇🌆🏙️🌃. In the Evening, people wear their New, Finest or The Best Outfits. Especially Women wear साड़ी (Saree) 🥻 & Jewellery 💍. They illuminate their Homes 🏚️, Temples 🛕 & Workplaces 🏢 with दिये (Oil Lamps) 🪔, Candles 🕯️ & Lanterns 🏮. At Dusk, Whole Family gathers for लक्ष्मी पूजन (Goddess Lakshmi Worship) 🙏🏻 along with other deities, such as, भगवान गणेश, देवी सरस्वती - विद्या की देवी (Goddess Saraswati - Goddess of Knowledge), भगवान राम, लक्ष्मण, देवी सीता, भगवान हनुमान & भगवान कुबेर - धन के देवता (Lord Kubera - God of Wealth). Afterwards, people celebrate outside by lighting up पटाखे (Firecrackers or Fireworks) 🎇 together & then share a Family Feast 🍱 with मिठाई (Sweets or Desserts) 🍧🍨🍦.

Cleaning or Painting of Homes 🏚️, along with Welcoming 🙏🏻 देवी लक्ष्मी, also signifies the ritual "Reenactment of Cleansing, Purifying Action of Monsoon Rains 🌧️⛈️🌩️🌨️". Family Members light up पटाखे 🎇 as a way to Ward Off All Evil Spirits & Inauspicious, as well as Add to Festive Mood.

दीपावली 🪔 is also celebrated by Non Hindu Communities. Jains celebrate दीपावली 🪔 as महावीर निर्वाण दिवस (Mahavira Nirvana Divas), Final Liberation Day of भगवान महावीर (Lord Mahavira). Sikhs celebrate दीपावली 🪔 as बंदी छोड़ दिवस (Bandi Chhor Divas), Marking Release of गुरु हरगोविंद (Guru Hargobind) from ग्वालियर किला जेल (Gwalior Fort Prison) by मुग़ल बादशाह जहाँगीर (Mughal Emperor Jahangir) & the Day he arrived at Golden Temple, Amritsar.

In Nepal 🇳🇵, दीपावली 🪔 is a Multi Day Festival 🎊🎉, called तिहार (Tihar) Festival 🎊🎉 by Hindus & स्वाँति (Swanti) by Buddhists. Newar Buddhists, Newar People of Nepal 🇳🇵, celebrate दीपावली 🪔 by Offering Prayers 🙏🏻 to देवी लक्ष्मी & भगवान विष्णु. This Traditional Celebration by Newar Buddhists in Nepal 🇳🇵 Reflects Freedom to Worship 🙏🏻 Any Deity for their Worldly Betterment. Hindus of Eastern India 🇮🇳 & Bangladesh 🇧🇩 worship 🙏🏻 देवी काली to celebrate दीपावली 🪔.

This Major Festival of Hindus is celebrated Around the Globe. Day of लक्ष्मी पूजन 🙏🏻 is an Official Holiday in Fiji 🇫🇯, Guyana 🇬🇾, India 🇮🇳, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Mauritius 🇲🇺, Myanmar 🇲🇲, Nepal 🇳🇵, Pakistan 🇵🇰, Singapore 🇸🇬, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, Suriname 🇸🇷, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 & in some US 🇺🇸 States.

गणेश मंत्र: ऊं एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुंडाय धीमहि तन्नो बुदि्ध प्रचोदयात

लक्ष्मी मंत्र: ऊँ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ऊँ महालक्ष्मी नमः

आर्थिक वृद्धि के लिए मंत्र: ॐ श्रीं गं सौभ्याय गणपतये वर वरद सर्वजनं में वशमानय स्वाहा

कुबेर मंत्र: धनदाय नमस्तुभ्यं निधिपद्माधिपाय च। भगवान् त्वत्प्रसादेन धनधान्यादिसम्पद: