Diwali - India's Festival of Lights
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- Diwali is certainly one of the biggest, brightest and most important festivals of India. While Diwali is popularly known as the "festival of lights". The celebration of Diwali as the "victory of good over evil" refers to the light of higher knowledge dispelling all ignorance. While the story behind Diwali and the manner of celebration of the festival differ greatly depending on the region, the essence of the festival remains the same - the celebration of life, its enjoyment and goodness.
The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit term "Deepavali", which translates to "Rows of lamps". Based on the Hindu lunar calendar, Diwali falls between October and November on an Amavasya or moonless night. Celebrated as the victory of good over evil, the festival is associated with the legend of the Hindu god, Lord Ram's return to his kingdom Ayodhya, after 14 years in exile. The Demon king Ravan of Lanka had abducted Lord Ram's consort Sita only to invite his own death as a result. Lord Ram, along with his brother Laxman and an army of monkeys defeated and killed Ravan and returned to his kingdom with Sita. According to mythology the people of Ayodhya lit up clay lamps known as diyas to welcome him on his return from exile.
Diwali is a five-day affair and kicks of with Dhanteras. 'Dhan' means wealth, hence this day is considered auspicious for buying items related to prosperity like utensils or gold. Vijay and his family also plan to buy something in keeping with the customs of Dhanteras.
The day after Dhanteras is known as Narak Chaudas or Choti Diwali. In short, it is Diwali on a smaller scale, with fewer rituals. Hindus get up before dawn, clean their houses, take a fragrant bath and dress up in festive clothes. Vijay and his family follow suit; they are decorating their house with much excitement to invite Goddess Lakshmi. The whole family rejoices on the occasion by singing aartis or religious hymns while they take part in the puja.
The third day of the festival, also known as Lakshmi puja, is the main Diwali celebration. The day is devoted to Goddess Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth and Lord Ganesh, the 'Lord of auspicious Beginnings' and 'the Remover of Obstacles'. The devotees worship them seeking prosperity and wealth.
Govardhan puja is the fourth day of the Diwali festival. In some parts of India this day is also known as 'Annakoot'. Legend says that Lord Indra, the Hindu Lord of rain and the king of gods, got angry with the people of the land of Gokul, the birthplace of Lord Krishna. To punish the villagers, the rain god poured out endless rain flooding the village. However, Lord Krishna came to the rescue of the village and sheltered the villagers under Govardhan hill by lifting the entire hill onto his little finger, thereby protecting the villagers and their livestock. Since then this day is celebrated to thank Lord Krishna. This day is also known as Padwa in some parts of the country and people visit their friends and family with gifts and goodies on this day. Vijay's family has a tradition of celebrating this day. The women of the family and neighborhood make a cow dung hillock to perform the ritual of the day. The hillock is built symbolizing Govardhan hill and then decorated with flowers and other elements. The menfolk then pay obeisance to this symbolic hillock by circling around it and singing religious songs. Vijay and Vishal joins in the prayers.
Bhai Duj marks the end of the five days of the Diwali celebrations. Diwali is known as the festival of lights but with so many rituals and traditions it can also be named as the festival of sweets, gifts, fireworks and family.
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Sanatan Dharma (hinduism) it is not just mythology, its our glorious history , past and scripture...
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Shubh Dipawali 2020 in advance...
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As well as a colourful heritage and history as part of the culture.
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In Nepal also big festival .happy dewali from nepal .
Im from Pakistan and im watching this video for like 50th time.. We love you India..From Pakistan
Thanks, same to you from India . Happy eid to you .
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Indian and Pakistani are of same race- Hindu
@@yashshaligram6878 no actually they are not brother. Im a Pukhtoon.
@Stephenson 2-18 yeah that counts.
Happy Diwali day for India , i''m from Indonesia but like indian tradition .
No way I’m also from Indonesia but I love the festivals, songs, gods (especially Krishna), and more from India
Thanks bro
@@faeyfemmerlings9241 Thanks bro
Happy Diwali 🌟🎇🎁🎆
Festival of Lights and Prosperity💰💶 ✨
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its beautiful festival, we are catholics. but our father thought us to light candles and celebrate just like hindù people caz its our land festival. Now I am in Spain , i miss my clay diyas and sweets and my friends and my land
Same man
La ilaha illAllah
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Me too.
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Girls and women are the two eyes of every family.Without them no function is complete.
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I love my india bcz of the yearly festivals like diwali, holi, id, durgapuja, janmastami, makarsankranti and every marriage ceremony.
What a wonderful holiday. A Happy Diwali to all my Hindu friends.
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Daniel Parziale Thanks brother!Where are you from?
Happy diwali
Happy Diwali to everyone around the world celebrating the Festival of Lights.
Wishing you all a healthy and prosperous New Year
I do really like to go there once to witness one of these festival like this. It's glorious
+Nguyễn Hà Do visit. We'd love to have you visit India!
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so wonderful
HAPPY DIWALI.....!
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Happy Diwali to all my Indian friends ....
missing india so much!!
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Thanks to Lord Krishna bcoz he brings diwali .. jai Shri Krishna 😍🤗
@BE A HINDUSTANI.exactly
The culture of India is amazing.
See this type of video in pandemic and you will look forward to celebrating again. this video gives you enough oxygen of hope to survive.
I Love Diwali The Festival Of Lights From India 🇮🇳 🧡🤍💚 🕌 🎇 🎆 🪔
an awasome message ....good wins always over the evils
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We still here
Feal that pain and you will be my
evil wins hands down --- 6 hours of loud fireworks? WHy ??? light yes, loud noice is for the mindless.
agreed@@pinkyteel525
I never heard anything about this until today. I hope to be in India during this celebration in the future.
1Timoteo41 Welcome, come on over!
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plz do visit..it is a very wonderful festival full of colourful lights..earthen lamps..foods..you will enjoy very much
I leanred of this via the Chirstmas Truce...
Awesome..im not Indian but i love all about india
COME TO INDIA BRO.. MOST WELCOME
The slums too?
Yeah we know you are Pakistani??? Right??? This year Diwali is on 27 October 2019 !!! Happy Diwali!!!
@@axelsprangare2579 !!!! It's yours perception !!! You had not seen real India than ??? Kindly visit gurugram and modern delhi as well as Mumbai!!!
North Indian Diwali is really beautiful!!! Our culture is different from South Indians !!! North Indians wear designer sarees as well beautiful jewellery !!! India is so diverse but North Indian women look more gracious on festivals!!!@in comparison to South Indians !!!
I love india Happy dhanteras from Philippines
Amazing celebration! Indian culture is so colorful and ancient!
Thankyou so much for liking our culture, finally people are starting to see the beauty of Indian culture😁😁😁
@@psprateek110 you are very welcome!
Plz say indian hindus..not chuslims and christians in here..bcoz indian chuslims and christians are very jealous people here and they want to destroy Hindu religion..they r trying this from 1000 years...
I wish I could be there to celebrate good win against evil may God's grace be with you
I have epilepsy and I love all the lights you all have on this special day, the only thing is that sometimes I’m afraid to look at all of the fireworks (lights) going off sometimes because I’m nervous that I’ll have a seizure and I’ll ruin everyone’s good time, I have faced the fact that epilepsy is horrifying especially if you haven’t seen someone have a grand-mal seizure before. I just wanted to say I love to stare in amazement at the amazing light you have but it’s very upsetting having to worry if something will happen to me while I’m enjoying myself just looking at beautiful lights because if something happens I usually just end up in a hospital or back in my bed not knowing what happened and I just get so depressed because all of the medical things going on. I hope you all have a good holiday I really like it😊
I had a dream about this last night. I have never knowledged myself on Diwali, so I took it as a sign to research! Thank you!
India is an interesting country
Best of India ..... The Diwali festive seasons 💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
*THIS IS OUR GREAT CULTURE , WE HINDUS ARE ALWAYS SPREAD LOVE & HAPPINESS*
Is Diwali maa lakshmi aur ganesh ji aapke jeevan ko sukh, safalta aur samruddhi se bhar de. apko aur aapke parivaar ko hamari taraf se HAPPY DIWALI….
Neha Sharma said that it was on telly the hg out of the two of you to get tariffs. Wot time did u come back got
Not only india but for nepal also it is the biggest festival we happily celebrate every year
Happy Diwali !!! blessing to you and your families....!
Lovely video, nicely filmed and beautifully narrated. Happy Divali to every all over the world!
This is the BEST film about Diwali I've yet seen. Will view this again and again. Happy Diwali!!!
Excellent! May all of us have a happy holiday no matter what it is! Just have fun with your loved ones and enjoy your customs! This video is wonderful
this seems so awesome! never been to India, but I like the idea of this festival! :)
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kallutibu Come here around October or November and see your self.You'll love it.
Trinidad celebrates Diwali also
Diwali is coming, we Indians are excited for it. I think everyone should know about the dewali.
I love India
Jai Sita Ram 🕉❤
Wow I love it!I plan to celebrate diwali with you next year! :-D
You have explained this festival to everyone very beautifully 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you. I knew it was a jolly affair but so nice to learn about the story.
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Hail to lord Ram💞💞🇮🇳
Lord rama is not a mythological human..he has many proofs in india..like the bridge between india and srilanka ,the floating stones of that bridge..hanumans .. Footprints..and finally Ayodhya..
I love it
I want to be in India during Diwali!!!! (maybe for the sweets and lights!) =P AND I TOTALLY WANT TO BE IN INDIA DURING HOLI!
+Muqaddasa Wahid
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+Muqaddasa Wahid Come on over, then, Muqaddasa!
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Biswajit Patra Sri Lanka ☺
Muqaddasa Wahid ,we welcome everyone who wish to live a happy life..
U will get fatwah here
I wish I could travel to India and celebrate this. It is very hard celebrating this alone. :(
The name "Diwali" is derived from Tamizh language word "Deepavali" (தீபாவளி --- தீப-ஒளி meaning "Light from lamp").
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1NLY SUN IS UNDESTROYED FROM MILLIONS OF YEARS IT'S THE LIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE! HAPPY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
I love this video and watching in 2020 😍
I love this Festival Diwali ❣️ my favourite festival
The celebration of diwali is for what pls answer
@@itzzjsrahaf Celebration of lights. Hindus celebrate it.
@@itzzjsrahaf Diwali, is a festival of lights symbolising the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. This festival commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing his 14-year exile. The most beautiful of all Indian festivals, Diwali is a celebration of lights.
Many other reason are also behind it..
Thank you for all this informations!!! Reaally nice video!
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This looks so beautiful. Time to visit my Indian friend I guess!
It's so beautiful
Very nice film. With good narration for education.
Happy Diwali everyone from Mota Beta Reviews channel and the USA and my hometown of Dallas in Texas! May the Light shine true and bright for you, your family and your friends this season! 🧡🤍💚 Have fun and stay safe out there 😊
Hinduism:
Diwali is a festival of lights:
Diwali literally means a row of lamps.
'Deepa' - means light or "lamp"
'Aavali' - means a "row"
So a 'diya' is centralized in Diwali which has always been made up of recyclable material like clay.
Religious aspect: celebration of victory of good over evil; light over darkness. Celebration of return of Lord Ram who had slain the evil. To celebrate his return and make it easier for him to find the road back, people lit diyas. People were happy to have their idealistic King return who never cared for power, possessions or self-interests. He lived for others and always put his kingdom first. The idea to spread the light of positivity in the world despite the darkness of negativity.
Some worship Goddess of wealth and treat the day as beginning of new financial year. Clear off old debts and start afresh. This calls for prosperity and fortune by lighting their homes and keeping the doors open to welcome the Goddess.
South India Hinduism: the day God Krishna overcame and destroyed the evil demon King Narakasura. In yet another symbolic victory of good over evil.
Scientific reason:
During this time of the year when the sun, earth and the moon are aligned in such a way that there is a change in the climate which leads to colder darker months ahead. There is also higher gravitational pull which can cause increase in tides.
Multiplication of insects which destroy crops (as this is the season for some regions to harvest new crops) and also cause health problems. When you light lamps they are attracted to those lights and fall into the lamps. The oil traditionally used to light the diyas is called Iluppa Ennei which has some medicinal properties. The oil burned during diwali doesnt produce much pollution. We also clean houses thoroughly so that insects are reduced and to welcome guests into the home.
Fireworks came much later into the tradition which represented also light but this is harmful for the environment and should be moderated.
Jainism:
Anniversay or liberation of Mahavira's (founder of modern Jainism) soul. It is celebrated same time as Hindu Diwali. For Jains, it mark's the end of the year and celebrates the achievement of moksha (nirvana/freedom) by Mahavir. Dipalikaya means light leaving the body thus people light lamps to mark the occasion.
Sikhism:
The foundation of The Golden Temple in 1577 was laid on Diwali. Second reason, Bandi Chhor Divas. "Day of liberation" (Prisoner release day). On the day of Diwali, the Guru Hargobind (Sixth Guru) released from jail by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who also freed 52 other Hindu kings with the Guru. It is celebrated in a similar manner by lighting homes and Gurdwaras such as Golden Temple to welcome the Guru home. Celebration of a Guru who lived for others and risked his own life to save others.
Wish you a Happy Diwali for whichever reason you choose to celebrate, whether that is end of evil; illuminating the darkness; harvesting crops; celebrating liberation; attaining moksha or the time for self-reflection. Let us light that inner 'diya' to find the purpose and live like Lord Ram or Guru Hargobind who lived in the service of others to give happiness, prosperity and peace. 🕯💡🔥🎇🎆
I miss India :(
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I want you to make one more video on Diwali please in Hindi 🙏🏻
All people can understand easily, I love This festival ❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙
Great !! 💖
Very well explained DIWALI and rituals associated with the festival !! 👍
Jai Hind ! Jai Bharat ! 🇮🇳
Greatly explained. Appreciate the effort
Awesome description and videography as well. All the team efforts helps us to learn what is the real meaning of Diwali.
Thank you and keep posting more.
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+Avinash Talasila
Mythical and Historical Reasons that are possibly behind the Diwali (Deepavali) Celebrations czcams.com/video/0Dc2jt31Mh8/video.html
yea, cool, we are doing a project on this awesome festival
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Happy Diwali to all my Hindu friends out there 🙏
WE HINDUS BELIEVE IN " BASUDEVO KUTUMBAKAM" IT'S MEANS WHOLE WORLD IS OUR FAMILY....AND WE TREAT TO ALL AS FAMILY MEMBERS
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Kyu gyan pel rha hai bhai
It a great celebration, Lat night I was celebrated it with all my indian friends In Indonesia.
Happy happy happy diwali
An amazing precise video... All the best for your future endeavors!:)
Very good documentary, thank you so much!
That dance was awesome.
let's say I wanted to visit this festival, which city/region is the most beautiful when it comes to fireworks and traditional decorations and such..? thanks!
Delhi - fireworks, Amritsar - decorations
So interesting! Love different cultures ❤❤❤❤❤❤
every year before the days of diwali I watch this video
Fr. the Phils. Greetings on your Diwali festival. To each his own religion, culture, belief and superstition
Happy Diwali bros.and sia
Very good and impressive documentary keep it up!!
Om jai Lakshmi Mata
Beautiful tradition will be listening and watching again :)
Happy Diwali to all
it so wonderfull
happy diwali to my indian friends
Happy Diwali! दिवाली कि शुभकामनाये!
it help to know festival other religion thanx lot
this makes sense awesome
20days left for diwali yupp 😍😍😍
Best vibes 😍 I like diwali
Diwali coming soon ❤😍😍
this is my favourite celebration for my religion
I cant wait for Diwali its on Wednesday 13th November this year i haven't worn an indian suit in ages so I will wear one for Diwali when college is finished
in India diwali lasts for 5 days
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send this to Andrew please
This is deeputsva of our lovely country bharat....
GHAR KO DULHAN KI TARAH SAJA DETA HOON MAI TO... JAI SHRI RAM
Happy diwali to all indian people
Awesome, can anyone tell me the name of the small pots where they put candles? Thanks!
very nice video thank you . bless
Happy Diwali 🌟🎇🎁🎆
Festival of Lights and Prosperity💰💶 ✨
May we All stay Healthy, Happy, Wealthy and Prosper togather 🙏🏻🌷🌸💮🏵️🌻🌺🌼🌾
awesome video---truly informative
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Since 2018 I have been unemployed, so couldn’t buy anything for Christmas.. thanks alot….
I loved it 🥰🤩
happy diwali 2018 from france and maurice
Diwali is certainly one of the biggest, brightest and most important festivals of India. While Diwali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant spiritual meaning behind it is the awareness of the inner light or the atman.
The celebration of Diwali as the "victory of good over evil" refers to the light of higher knowledge dispelling all ignorance. While the story behind Diwali and the manner of celebration of the festival differ greatly depending on the region, the essence of the festival remains the same: the celebration of life, its enjoyment, and goodness.
The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit term "Deepavali", which translates to "Rows of lamps". Based on the Hindu lunar calendar, Diwali falls between October and November on an Amavasya, or moonless night. Celebrated as the victory of good over evil, the festival is associated with the legend of the Hindu god, Lord Ram's return to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after 14 years in exile.
The Demon king, Ravan of Lanka, had abducted Lord Ram's consort Sita, only to invite his own death as a result. Lord Ram, along with his brother Laxman, and an army of monkeys defeated and killed Ravan, and returned to his kingdom with Sita. According to mythology, the people of Ayodhya lit up clay lamps, known as diyas, to welcome him on his return from exile.
The biggest festival of India also gives rise to an abundance of Diwali milas, or fairs and carnivals, to support the massive shopping sprees associated with the festival. Girls and women dress up during the festival. They wear colorful clothing, and new jewelry, and their hands are decorated with henna designs.
Decorative items, garlands, diyas, and crackers are on the hot list of all the shoppers.
This time of the year also marks the highest sale of traditional Indian sweets as sweets are exchanged when families and friends come together to celebrate.
Markets are adorned with colorful Diwali decorations. Small time potters who sell clay diyas have their highest annual sales around this time. Local bazaars offer an array of designer clay diyas, urban lamps and colorful lanterns. Women have a great time shopping and decking up for the festivities along with gathering the items required for the rituals.
Many tourists also visit markets to experience the festive rush during Diwali. Diwali also marks the end of the harvest season for farmers and the closing of the financial year for businessmen. Colorful idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh are seen everywhere in the markets. Hindus strongly believe Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, visits their houses if it is kept clean and lit with diyas on this day.
Vijay is a manager at a farm house and belongs to a typical Hindu household. He and his wife, Rajvala, and their children: Visha, Vishalli and Vishal, celebrate Diwali the traditional way.
Diwali is a five-day affair and kicks off with Dhanteras. 'Dhan' means wealth; hence this day is considered auspicious for buying items related to prosperity like utensils or gold. Vijay and his family also plan to buy something in keeping with the customs of Dhanteras.
Increasing inflation in India has made it a little difficult for everyone to buy gold. Vijay’s family have decided to buy some utensils from one of the nearby shops. It is a good day for the shop keepers to make a lot of money. Vijay will have to bargain a lot to get the best deal.
Yes and all chusalmans become extreme jealous from this..And they want to destroy Our Temples ...idols..and they abuse our gods..they all r jealous devils in this earth.
DIWALI NOW COME SOOO FUN
Dance was amazing..
India is the best
Happy dipavali all of you
Kamlesh Kumawat Happy Diwali to you from France !