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Diwali is great and very prominent festival in India and it is a prime example of how a festival can be celebrated differently across the length and breadth of the country
New Delhi: India is diversified country. It is land of multi cultures, languages, religion. This would be evident in the way each and every festival is celebrated across different parts of country.
Diwali is great and very prominent festival in India and it is a prime example of how a festival can be celebrated differently across the length and breadth of the country. In North India, Diwali is celebrated with lights, firecrackers and wearing traditional clothes. The significance of this day is very important for Hindus.
In South India it is celebrate in a very simple manner. During Diwali, communities or households gather in their exquisite attire and ready themselves for a ritualistic celebration of the festival.
The celebration begins at day preliminary, with an early morning visit yto the temple and prayers are offered via customary puja. The uniqueness seems in the state of Karnataka is the handout of old clothes and belongings to orphanages. The main significant of doing this is to wash away the old sins.
In the West, Diwali is celebrated in extremely magnificent and their preparations are started before the weeks. The festival also remark as the beginning of a new year for Gujaratis and Maharashtrians and is therefore celebrated with splendour. It is also auspicious to buy or invest in something new- from property to a new car or business deal.
However, in the East, Diwali is celebrated as an extension to Durga Puja. While some of the traditions remain the same like lighting of diyas, drawing rangolis, fireworks and more, West Bengal and Odisha do have some interesting traditions to ring in the festivities.