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DIWALI ESSAY – 6 (450 WORDS) 
Diwali festival is well known as the festival of lights which brings a lot of beliefs and culture 
to celebrate it. It has many importance and significance for people of Jain, Hindu and Sikh 
religions. It is the five days celebration which falls every year 21 days after Dusshera. It has 
great cultural belief of celebrating behind. It is the returning day of the Lord Rama to his 
kingdom, Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. People of Ayodhya had welcomed their King Rama 
by enlightening lamps everywhere and burning fire crackers. 
People clean up and white wash their houses, offices and working places at Diwali festival. 
People belief that lighting lamps everywhere and opening all the doors and windows of the 
home or offices makes the way of Goddess Lakshmi to come to the houses to visit and give 
blessings, wealth and prosperity. People make rangolis and decorate their houses to 
welcome their relatives and guests. 
People wear new clothes, eat delicious foods, sweets, burn crackers and share gifts to each 
other. The five days celebrations of Diwali festival includes: 
First day is known as Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi which is celebrated by worshiping the 
Goddess Lakshmi. People sing aarti, devotional songs and mantras to make happy the 
Goddess. 
Second day is known as the Naraka Chaturdashi or Chhoti Diwali which is celebrated by 
worshiping Lord Krishna as he had killed the demon king Narkasur. It has religious belief 
of taking bath with oil in the early morning and worshiping Goddess Kali by applying 
Kumkum on the forehead. 
Third day is known as main Diwali day which is celebrated by worshiping Goddess 
Lakshmi, distributing sweets and gifts among relatives, friends, neighbors and burning fire 
crackers in the evening. 
Fourth day is known as Govardhan puja by worshiping Lord Krishna. People make 
Govardhan of cow dung at their doorstep and worship. It is considered that Lord Krishna 
had lifted the Govardhan Parvat at his little finger to save the life people from Gokul from 
the unnatural rain by the God of rain, Indra. 
Fifth day is known as Yama Dwitiya or Bhaiya Dooj which is celebrated by brothers and 
sisters. Sisters invite their brothers to celebrate the festival of Bhai Dooj at their home. 
The burning of fire crackers takes place in the night after Puja of Goddess Lakshmi. AT this 
day people exclude their bad habits and include good habits to get blessings for the whole 
year. At some places in India the day of Diwali is the start of new year. Businessmen starts 
their new accounts books at this day. 
Diwali is the most favorite festival for all as it brings a lot of blessings and happiness. It 
indicates the victory of God over the evil power as well as start of new season. Because of 
the many reasons people celebrate it heartily with lots of preparations.