Diwali/Deepavali

असतो मा सदगमय  ; तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ; मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय.
The above lines are one of the basic philosophies of Indian culture. They refer to, : " Let us be guided  from untruth to Truth; Let us be guided from darkness to Light; Let us be guided from death to Life (Ambrosia). There is a time long tradition of observing or celebrating Diwali or Deepawali or Deepavali. It is a festival in which the homes are cleaned, the shops are cleaned, the neighbourhood is cleaned thouroughly. Then the places are decorated with Rangolies, flowers, Banana trunks etc. The festival is observed on Amavasya Day, when there is no moon in the sky. In the complete darkness, the places are lit with lights. Traditionally the lamps made of soil/ mud are used. Now- a- days there are so many electrical decorative lights available in the market. These are generally used luxuriously.
Lighting a lamp is of traditional and cultural importance. We always light a lamp at the beginning of an important function. The Deepawalee/ Diwali shows our determination to kill all kinds of Ignorance, sufferings (the different forms of Darkness in life) with light: light of joy, light of happiness, light of knowledge.
Tomorrow we shall celebrate Deepawalee. Let this festival bring joy and happiness to everyone's life.

Happy Divali/ happy deepawalee/ HAPPY DEEPAWALI to all concerned