-----Happy Deepavali to all my dear near friends----:-) Diwali also known as Deepavali and the festival of lights, is an ancient Hindu Festival celebrated in autumn every year.The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit fusion word Dīpāvali, formed from dīpa (दीप, light or lamp) and āvalī (आवली, series, line, row). Dīpāvali or Deepavali thus meant a row or series of lights.Tamil: தீபாவளி). Its celebration include millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed.Diwali is variously spelled or pronounced in diverse languages of India: deepabali (Oriya: ଦିପାବଲି), deepaboli (Bengali: দীপাবলী), deepavali (Assamese: দীপাৱলী,Kannada : ದೀಪಾವಳಿ,Malayalam :ദീപാവലിand Telugu : దీపావళి) divali(Gujarati: દિવાળી,Hindi: दिवाली, Marathi: दिवाळी,Konkani: दिवाळी Punjabi :ਦੀਵਾਲੀ), diyari (Sindhi: दियारी), and tihar (Nepali: तिहार). Prayers The prayers vary widely by region of India. Asato ma sat gamaya | (असतो मा सद्गमय ।) Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya | (तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।) Mṛtyor ma amṛtam gamaya | (मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।) Om shanti shanti shantihi || (ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥)
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:07:33 +0000
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