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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.
Mythical tales shared on Diwali vary widely depending on region and even within Hindu tradition, [88] yet all share a common focus on righteousness, self-inquiry and the importance of knowledge, [89] [90] which, according to Lindsey Harlan, an Indologist and scholar of Religious Studies, is the path to overcoming the "darkness of ignorance". [91]
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.
Naraka Chaturdashi (also known as Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Choti Diwali, [1] Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi and Bhoot Chaturdashi) is an annual Hindu festival that falls on Chaturdashi (the 14th day) of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the ...
Tubri is a firework [1] used during Diwali in India. A tubri is made from a spherical hollow terracotta shell with a flat base and a hole at the top. The inside of it is stuffed with layers of gunpowder (Generally combination of Potassium nitrate, Charcoal, Sulfur and Iron particles) with some earth at the bottom. The tubri is made to sit on ...
Nepal's various communities celebrate Tihar in different ways. The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. [4] Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly ...
Women worship the Goddess Lakshmi in the evening, after cleaning their house and decorating the floor of their houses with Jhunti (ଝୁଣ୍ଟି) , alpona or rangoli. It is celebrated in the evening with all family members participating in decorating and cleaning home as part of the puja.