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Welcome to thispresentation of
Deepavali
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• The Indian calendar is based on the lunar
cycle and the movement of the moon, unlike
the conventional Gregorian/English calendar.
• The result is that Indian festivals move
sideways the English calendar from year to
year.
• Diwali, for example falls on the date of the
no moon In the month of Kartika (Hindi
Calendar), usually this is in October or
November.
When ?
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DEEPAVALI• One of the most common festival of India• Triumph of good over evil• Remove darkness and ignorance• Bring in light and knowledge• Stories Behind the Celebration
• Five Day Celebration• Rongoli• Fireworks• Family Get Together • New Colorful clothes
• Distributing Sweets
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Significance of Lamp•
Light symbolizes knowledge• Light is Lord Himself
• Light removes darkness that
symbolizes ignorance
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Deepavali is a peopleoriented festival
when enimities are
forgotten and families
and friends meet to
enjoy and establish a
world of closeness.
As the light from
within shines
through, theignorance that blinds
us fades away!
Significance of Light
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How is it celebrated?•
It is celebrated for 5 days.• People light their houses with lots of little oil lamps
• Oil lamp symbolizes our negative tendencies
• Wick symbolizes our ego
• Lighting of the lamp signifies, Burning of our ego.
• Flame in the lamp burns upwards. This signifies – Acquire knowledge so as to take us towards higher ideals
• Special worships are done at home and temples
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Celebrations
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Celebrations…
After sunset, fireworks are seen everywhere…each
and every street…
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Celebrations…
Beautiful and colorful
designs are put in
front of their houses
called “rangoli”
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Family Get-togethers
•Special occasion to come together •Celebrate together •Special dishes and sweets are prepared
•Eat together with their families and friends
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FIVE DAYS OF
FESTIVITIES
The first day is called Dhana
Theras. People buy jewelleryandworship God.
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Second day
Narka Chaturdashi.
Marks the death of the
tyrant king “Narakusara” whoimprisoned thousands of
princesses.
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Lights-Lamps and
Fireworks
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Story of King
Rama• After fourteen years of exile in the forest, the
Prince of Ayodhya, Rama, and his brotherLaksman, returned to their hometown.
• Before that, they defeated Ravana in a fierce war.Ravana had kidnapped Rama’s wife, Sita.
• Upon Rama's return to Ayodhya the people of thetown lit lamps to welcome the Prince back and to
celebrate the victory over demon Ravana.
• Overjoyed at Queen Sita's rescue and the safereturn of King Rama, the people danced andcelebrated and fired fireworks to show how happythey were. These festivities continue every year
at Diwali and are stil l celebrated today.
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The Coronation of
Prince Rama
After defeating
Ravana and returning
to his hometown he
was then coronatedthe king.
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RAMLILA
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Rongoli Patterns
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A Rangoli is a
colourful designdrawn on the
floor near the
entrance to a
house to
welcome
guests.
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During Diwali,
Indians draw bright
Rangoli patterns on
the floor by the
front door to
encourage thegoddess Lakshmi to
enter their homes.
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Rangoli can be square,
rectangular or circular.
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Traditionally drawn
using rice grains,
flour, sand or chalk.
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Rangoli come in all
shapes and sizes!
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