How diwali is observed in various parts of India?
This is the time of year when the Hindu community decorates their homes and streets with glittering diyas, sparkling fairylights, glowing lamps, and vibrant rangoli. Firecrackers, which are no longer used because of the smog and air pollution, light up the night sky in honor of diwali, the festival of lights. diwali and Narak Chaturdashi will be observed on november 12, 2023, this year.
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As to the Drik Panchang, Chaturdashi Tithi this year will start at 13:57 PM on november 11 and end at 14:44 PM on november 12. The Hindu calendar states that diwali, also known as deepawali, falls on the fifteenth day in the month of Kartik. The origins of diwali can be found in ancient India, where there are a number of legends surrounding the festival. Some say that diwali commemorates Lakshmi's marriage to Vishnu, while others say it marks Lakshmi's birth, since it is thought that she was born on the new moon day of Kartik.
In North India, Diwali
Diwali represents the return of ram to ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after a 14-year exile for Hindus in Northern India. ram was greeted at his house upon his return with fireworks and diyas since it was a new moon day in the Kartik month and the entire kingdom was in darkness.
Gujarati customs surrounding Diwali: One particularly auspicious tradition involves lighting a diya with ghee and leaving it burning all night. The following morning, the flame from the diya is collected and used to make kajal, which women apply to their eyes in the belief that it will bring them prosperity for the entire year.
Orissa: While diwali is mostly associated with business and trade in Western India, where new ventures, property purchases, shop openings, and special occasions like marriages are considered auspicious, the Hindu community in odisha also honours their ancestors on this day.
In South India, Diwali
The major day of the celebrations, Naraka Chaturdashi, falls during the tamil month of aipasi, when diwali is celebrated in Southern India. The oven is cleaned the day before Naraka Chaturdashi, smeared with lime, and decorated with religious symbols before being filled with water and utilized for the oil bath on the main day.
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