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Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

Published October 27th, 2024 - 08:55 GMT

ALBAWABA - Diwali; the Festival of Lights, is celebrated globally by over 1.5 billion people, the Festival of Lights is observed annually during the Hindu lunar months of Ashvin and Kartik, which correspond to October and November. 

Followers of Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism celebrate this festival, symbolizing the spiritual victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance.

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Diwali is a major festival that Hindus celebrate annually. It is also known as Deepawali or Festival of Lights. Diwali is celebrated annually with great pomp. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartik - the darkest night of the year. On this day Hindus decorate their homes with diyas rangoli and twinkling lights. (photo by afp)

Diwali is a major festival that Hindus celebrate annually. It is also known as Deepawali or Festival of Lights. Diwali is celebrated annually with great pomp. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartik - the darkest night of the year. On this day Hindus decorate their homes with diyas rangoli and twinkling lights. (photo by afp)

There are various stories about the origins of the festival. Professor Jan Wolford from La Trobe University notes that "even non-religious Australians celebrate Diwali." Aaron Sharma, the organizer of the Diwali festival in Melbourne, mentioned in a previous interview with SBS News that the ritual of using lights, known as Diyas, can be an opportunity for quiet reflection, focus, and self-enlightenment. (photo by afp)

There are various stories about the origins of the festival. Professor Jan Wolford from La Trobe University notes that "even non-religious Australians celebrate Diwali." Aaron Sharma, the organizer of the Diwali festival in Melbourne, mentioned in a previous interview with SBS News that the ritual of using lights, known as Diyas, can be an opportunity for quiet reflection, focus, and self-enlightenment. (photo by afp)

The lights and fireworks can also be seen as an expression of gratitude to the heavens for blessings of health, wealth, knowledge, peace, and prosperity. The five days of Diwali celebrations include various traditional activities, starting from cleaning the house in the spring, decorating it with lights, creating Rangoli, shopping for gold or silver, offering sweets, and praying to deities. (photo by afp)

The lights and fireworks can also be seen as an expression of gratitude to the heavens for blessings of health, wealth, knowledge, peace, and prosperity. The five days of Diwali celebrations include various traditional activities, starting from cleaning the house in the spring, decorating it with lights, creating Rangoli, shopping for gold or silver, offering sweets, and praying to deities. (photo by afp)

Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

On the fifth and final day of Diwali, the love between brothers and sisters is celebrated, with sisters praying for the health and prosperity of their brothers, who in turn present gifts to their sisters. (photo by afp)

Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

Some Hindus believe that the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi, visits the earth on this day, and if she finds a clean and bright home, she will fulfill the wishes of its inhabitants. (photo by afp)

Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

The word Diwali means a series of lights, and the celebrations involve decorating public spaces and homes with lights, fireworks displays, cultural activities, and sharing food and gifts. (photo by afp)

Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

A vendor displays LED lights ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his shop in Amritsar on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights

A potter makes a traditional earthen lamp ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in New Delhi on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Diwali is a major festival that Hindus celebrate annually. It is also known as Deepawali or Festival of Lights. Diwali is celebrated annually with great pomp. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartik - the darkest night of the year. On this day Hindus decorate their homes with diyas rangoli and twinkling lights. (photo by afp)
There are various stories about the origins of the festival. Professor Jan Wolford from La Trobe University notes that "even non-religious Australians celebrate Diwali." Aaron Sharma, the organizer of the Diwali festival in Melbourne, mentioned in a previous interview with SBS News that the ritual of using lights, known as Diyas, can be an opportunity for quiet reflection, focus, and self-enlightenment. (photo by afp)
The lights and fireworks can also be seen as an expression of gratitude to the heavens for blessings of health, wealth, knowledge, peace, and prosperity. The five days of Diwali celebrations include various traditional activities, starting from cleaning the house in the spring, decorating it with lights, creating Rangoli, shopping for gold or silver, offering sweets, and praying to deities. (photo by afp)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Diwali is a major festival that Hindus celebrate annually. It is also known as Deepawali or Festival of Lights. Diwali is celebrated annually with great pomp. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartik - the darkest night of the year. On this day Hindus decorate their homes with diyas rangoli and twinkling lights. (photo by afp)
Diwali is a major festival that Hindus celebrate annually. It is also known as Deepawali or Festival of Lights. Diwali is celebrated annually with great pomp. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the month of Kartik - the darkest night of the year. On this day Hindus decorate their homes with diyas rangoli and twinkling lights. (photo by afp)
There are various stories about the origins of the festival. Professor Jan Wolford from La Trobe University notes that "even non-religious Australians celebrate Diwali." Aaron Sharma, the organizer of the Diwali festival in Melbourne, mentioned in a previous interview with SBS News that the ritual of using lights, known as Diyas, can be an opportunity for quiet reflection, focus, and self-enlightenment. (photo by afp)
There are various stories about the origins of the festival. Professor Jan Wolford from La Trobe University notes that "even non-religious Australians celebrate Diwali." Aaron Sharma, the organizer of the Diwali festival in Melbourne, mentioned in a previous interview with SBS News that the ritual of using lights, known as Diyas, can be an opportunity for quiet reflection, focus, and self-enlightenment. (photo by afp)
The lights and fireworks can also be seen as an expression of gratitude to the heavens for blessings of health, wealth, knowledge, peace, and prosperity. The five days of Diwali celebrations include various traditional activities, starting from cleaning the house in the spring, decorating it with lights, creating Rangoli, shopping for gold or silver, offering sweets, and praying to deities. (photo by afp)
The lights and fireworks can also be seen as an expression of gratitude to the heavens for blessings of health, wealth, knowledge, peace, and prosperity. The five days of Diwali celebrations include various traditional activities, starting from cleaning the house in the spring, decorating it with lights, creating Rangoli, shopping for gold or silver, offering sweets, and praying to deities. (photo by afp)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
On the fifth and final day of Diwali, the love between brothers and sisters is celebrated, with sisters praying for the health and prosperity of their brothers, who in turn present gifts to their sisters. (photo by afp)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
Some Hindus believe that the goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi, visits the earth on this day, and if she finds a clean and bright home, she will fulfill the wishes of its inhabitants. (photo by afp)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
The word Diwali means a series of lights, and the celebrations involve decorating public spaces and homes with lights, fireworks displays, cultural activities, and sharing food and gifts. (photo by afp)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
A vendor displays LED lights ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his shop in Amritsar on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Preparations start for Diwali 2024: The Festival of Lights
A potter makes a traditional earthen lamp ahead of 'Diwali', the Hindu festival of lights, at his workshop in New Delhi on October 23, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

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