Light Festival India and other countries celebrate Deepavali, also known as Diwali. The celebration represents the triumph of knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness, and good over evil. “Row or series of lights” is what the term “deepavali” denotes. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Diwali marks the day that Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman returned to Ayodhya following their 14-year banishment and victory over the evil king Ravana.
Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of riches and prosperity, is honoured on this day. The Vedic mythology states that Goddess Lakshmi wed Lord Vishnu on the eve of Diwali. An additional name for Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is “remover of obstacles”.
