Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 The Festival of Lights honors the day of Mahalakshmi. Is this correct? My calendar marks the day/night as November 12, and I wonder if that is also correct? It is my hope that those members of the Devi Mandir Club who celebrate Diwali will help me learn what activities can be done in the home. Heartfelt thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Namaste Karen, The correct version is Deepavali - Deepa - lamps and Vali - Row of. So Deepavali means Row of Lamps. The name has mutated to Diwali probably due to ease of use. There are several stories as to the origin of Diwali - I present some of the commonly known ones. So you can celebrate Diwali for Mahalakshmi or Rama or Krishna ... Jai Maa Latha ================================= Naraka Chaturdashi There is a legend about a named Narakasura. He was a powerful king who misused power to harass his subjects. Sri Krishna destroyed this oppressive asura king on this day. Unjustly imprisoned people celebrated their freedom with friends and family. The citizens celebrated deliverance from Narakasura's reign by lighting lamps. Sri Rama Deepavali falls on a no-moon day - in fact the darkest day of the year. The illuminations and fireworks, joy and festivities, are to signify the victory of divine forces over the powers of darkness. On Deepavali day, triumphant Sri Rama is said to have returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, the asura king of Lanka. Goddess Lakshmi Devi The Puranas say that it was on this day that Goddess Lakshmi, who emerged from the churning of the ocean of milk, married Lord Vishnu, the repository of all divine qualities ====================================== , "Karen Borak" <karenborak@e...> wrote: > The Festival of Lights honors the day of Mahalakshmi. Is this correct? My calendar marks the day/night as November 12, and I wonder if that is also correct? It is my hope that those members of the Devi Mandir Club who celebrate Diwali will help me learn what activities can be done in the home. Heartfelt thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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