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You could have just said it :)

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eid mubarek

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oh diwali mubarak.. mere dost :)

Taaroo Larkiyaan
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What is diwali anyway?

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aaj Eid bhi hai :confused:.. Eid mubarak to you too :bb:

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Thanks, you also Eid mubarak :bb:

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heheh.. History wistory mat pucha karo mere bhai mere se, I was always weak in history since childhood.

You can read here history if you want to know

I don’t celebrate occasions coz of histories, i just do masti, tafriii, khaanpan hang out with friends on accosions. As you can read in my signature i dont believe in any god wod or any kind of religion, but i do masti on every occasion.. it can either be holi, Diwali, Eid or Christmas..:naraz:

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ahh diwali .. we used to put color on each other's uniform on dewaali

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Woh Diwali naheen thi, Holi thi. :smack:

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Happy Diwali to you.
You did a lot of hardwork on the greeting - its cool

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happy diwali (deepa wali?) to you, your family and friends.

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happy diwali 2 all of you

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But he put so much effort into it, why hurt his feelings? :teary1:

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sorry for that :blush:

Happy diwali to all of you

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Happy diwali and Eid to all my friends.

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Happy Diwali folks!

A Muslim Girl converting to Christianity ?
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Happy Diwali

Shubh Deepawali

An insider's guide to Diwali - CNN

POSTED: 8:49 p.m. EDT, October 20, 2006
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(CNN) -- Diwali -- or the "festival of lights" -- is a major Hindu festival starting this weekend. The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which means a row of lights. It is celebrated for five consecutive days in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja, and is eagerly anticipated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs around the world.

The festival of lights, you say? That sounds bright.

Indeed! The festival celebrations focus on lights and lamps -- homes are decorated with small earthenware oil lamps called diyas, and entire villages and cities are decorated with lights and illustrations of Hindu gods and goddesses. And the festivity only starts there: Many communities celebrate Diwali by lighting fireworks, praying, and enjoying a traditional family feast. Diwali marks the new year for many Hindus.

So how did Diwali start?

Hindus have different reasons for celebrating Diwali, but perhaps the most popular historic reasoning behind it comes from the popular Hindu epic, "Ramayana." In the epic, Lord Rama returns to his kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana after a 14 year exile; during his exile, Rama killed the 10-headed demon king Ravana, who among other things, had terrorized citizens in his country and had even kidnapped Sita. It is believed that people lit oil lamps along Rama's path back home in the darkness as a sign of solidarity and adulation.

That's quite a story! What other historical origins does Diwali have?

For some Hindus, Diwali commemorates the killing of an evil demon Naraksura, by Lord Krishna's wife Sathyabhama. For others, the festival marks the completion of 21 days of austerity observed by the goddess Shakti to attain half the bodily form of the god Shiva.

So how do people celebrate, and whom do they pray to?

Expectedly for a diverse religion like Hinduism, many different ways of celebration and worship are seen. The two Goddesses celebrated in particular however, are Kali, and Lakshmi -- the goddess of wealth. Many Hindus start the new business year on this day, praying to Lakshmi for success in their ventures. In many cases, people build a small altar to Lakshmi and shower her idol with flowers, sweets, and money.

Tell me more about how Diwali is celebrated -- what do the kids do?

Even if they aren't already well-versed with the historic and religious origins of the festival, for children of all faiths across India and even among South Asian diasporic communities around the world, Diwali is a much anticipated time of fun and celebration. Children are generally gifted new clothes, toys, and sweets -- and of course, a few days off from school -- but perhaps most of all, they enjoy lighting firecrackers with their friends. The innovative firecrackers involve sparklers, "flower pots", ground wheels, rockets, and play-bombs of all shapes and sizes. In many villages around India, colorful village fairs or melas are held: Apart from exotic food stalls, rides, and puppet shows, the melas are livened up by jugglers, fortune tellers, acrobats, and snake charmers.

Firecrackers sound like fun, but isn't it all a bit dangerous?

It certainly can be. The Supreme Court of India recently banned firecrackers between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Diwali, while the governments of countries like Fiji and Nepal have banned firecrackers altogether. Apart from potential injuries sustained by mishandling or faulty manufacturing, various non-profit organizations have argued that the fireworks cause harmful smog. The noise from firecrackers also causes untold alarm and distress to animals.

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It was just for fun Sara, by the way happy diwali to you all.

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Diwali β€” or Deepavali as it's known in Sanskrit β€” is one of the most important holidays of the year for Hindus. It marks the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, which is represented by lighting candles inside homes and setting off fireworks.

Deepawali - Deepa + Awali = Row of Lights

Lets darkness go and light prevail.

It is a Victory of Good over Evil.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

~~**Team Silver(Chaandi)**~~