About Diwali or Deepavali ......
Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere). [3] [4] It is an official holiday in Fiji , Guyana , India , [5] Pakistan , [6] Malaysia , Mauritius , Myanmar , Nepal , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago . One of the major festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. [7] [8] [9] Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed. [10] The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period, but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika in Bikram Sambat calendar. In the Gregorian calendar , Diwali night falls between mid-October and mi...
