Diwali

Diwali, or Deepavali, is a most important

Indian festival, celebrated by Hindus.
Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya, had three wives and four
sons. Ram was the eldest and his mother was Kaushalya.
Bharat was the son of his second and favorite wife, Kaikeyi.
While Ram was all set for coronation, his step-mother,
Dasharatha’s second wife, Kaikeyi, wanted her son, Bharata,
to become king. Before the aged king could hand over his
crown to his eldest son Ram, Dasharatha was destined to die.
And instead of being crowned king of Ayodhya, Ram was sent
into exile in the forest for fourteen years by an intrigue in
the palace and a quirk of fate..
Thus, Lord Ram,Sita and Laxman went to live
in the forest.
Lord Ram along with Sita and Laxman stayed
in the forest for 14 years.
During their 14 year exile in the forest, Lord
Ram fought with the demon king Ravana and
returned to Ayodhya triumphed.
When Lord Ram and Sita returned to Ayodhya,they
were welcomed by the people of Ayodhya with lighted
diyas as it was an amavasya night and there was no
moon in the sky.
And hence we celebrate Diwali as it
commemorates the return of Lord Ram to
Ayodhya…
Diwali is celebrated by Indians across the globe
as the "Festival of Light,“…… where the “light”
signifies victory of good over evil within every
human being. .
People clean their homes and offices removing
the evil elements from there.
They decorate their homes with diyas and
electric lights and lanterns.
They also adorn their doors with torans made
from the leaves of the famous Asopalav trees.
They decorate their door steps with beautiful
rangoli patterns.
They make mithais for Diwali .
They buy new clothes.
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth is worshipped
for a prosperous year ahead.
People do pooja of gold and silver coins on
Dhanteras to welcome Goddess laxmi
They perform Chopda Pujan on Diwali day
They burst fire crackers to get rid of the evil
spirit.
Children also burst fire crackers on Diwali
day.
 Families get together to celebrate Diwali-the
festival of light. The World Wears A Festive
Look, In All Gaiety And Grandeur.
But this festival has it consequences too. Fire
crackers cause a lot of noise pollution and air
pollution.
We must take lot of
precautions while bursting
crackers. Always burst
crackers in open grounds.

Children should burst

them in presence of an
adult.
Being careless may cause fatal accidents like
loss of vision, or deafness.
Children below the age group of 14 years are forced to work
in the fire cracker industry to make fire crackers. They have
to use poisonous gun powder to fill in the crackers and earn
their livelihood.
Let us take a pledge to have a safe and eco
friendly Diwali by bursting noiseless and
smoke free fire crackers.
Thank you