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Diwali celebration in its truest purpose and spirit

Diwali  is one of the most colorful, sacred and loveliest festivals of the Hindus. It is celebrated every year with great joy and enthusiasm throughout the length and breadth of the country. The festival of Diwali marks the happy return of lord Rama to Ayodhya after fourteen year’s exile. It is a festival of lights and festivities. It comes off about twenty days after  Dussehra  and shows the advent of winter. It is to the Hindus what  Christmas  is to the Christians. It lends charms and delight to our life. “ShrÄ«krushna liberated the troubled masses from immorality, greed and bad tendencies by slaying the demon Narakasur, who was an icon of demonic attitude. Diwali symbolises this conquest of Divine thoughts over evil tendencies. Today, unfortunately, Diwali is celebrated just as a cultural festival, without an understanding of its spiritual context. However, if people learn, appreciate and understand this spiritual context th...