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Symmetrical Diwali diyas Women selling Bamboo diyas near Bhadrachalam A diya lamp with swastika engraved interior. A diya, diyo, deya, [1] deeya, dia, divaa, deepa, deepam, deep, deepak or saaki (Sanskrit: दीपम्, romanized: Dīpam) is an oil lamp made from clay or mud with a cotton wick dipped in oil or ghee.
Diwali (English: / d ɪ ˈ w ɑː l iː /) [9] —also known as Dewali, Divali, [4] [41] or Deepavali (IAST: dīpāvalī)—comes from the Sanskrit dīpāvali meaning ' row or series of lights '. [ 24 ] [ 42 ] The term is derived from the Sanskrit words dīpa , ' lamp, light, lantern, candle, that which glows, shines, illuminates or knowledge ...
Rangoli decorations A child playing with phulbaja or sparklers during Diwali Diwali night fireworks over Chennai New moon of Ashvin ( amanta ) / Kartika ( purnimanta ) Deepavali which means "row of lights/lamps" in Kannada and Telugu and Marathi and Sanskrit is called "Diwali" in North India, Deepa means lamp and in Hindi a lamp is mostly ...
Diwali is a festival of lights; across India people celebrate it via symbolic diyas or kandils (colorful paper lanterns) as an integral part of Diwali decorations. A kindeel is a lantern Usually made with a wooden framework and embellished with vibrant paper or cloth, a kindeel is a decorative lantern. Traditionally, during the Hindu festival ...
A rangoli on the occasion of Diwali, Goa, India A rangoli made with flowers on the occasion of Onam Rangoli at Delhi, India Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks.
Decoration is not the main purpose of a kolam. In the olden days, kolams or muggulu were drawn in coarse rice flour so the ants would not have to walk too far or too long for a meal. [ citation needed ] The rice powder also invites birds and other small creatures to eat it.
DeepaRaya is a name for the Deepavali and Hari Raya festivals, which are traditionally celebrated by Hindus and Muslims, respectively, in Malaysia as well as in Singapore.The word came about because of the occasional coincidental timing of the Hindu festival Deepavali and the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, referred to in the Malay language as Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Almost everyone in Bangladesh has come across the saying “Bangalir baro mashe tero parbon ( Bengali : বাঙালির বারো মাসে তেরো পার্বণ)”, which roughly translates to " Bengalis have thirteen festivals in twelve months (a year)".