Diwali on 2 days
4th Nov 1999
Pranav Lal @softhome.net
Hi all,
Why is that some people celebrate diwali on say day x and some celebrate
on day x+1?
Pranav
My geometry teacher was sometimes acute, and sometimes
obtuse, but always, he was right.
5th Nov 1999
neeraj chaturvedi @hotmail.com
Simple ..
We try to finish our joy, enthusiasm and crackers on first day ("Bari
Deepawali").
Unifinished is spent on next day ("chhoti Deepawali")
I dont know historical significance ...
In north india it celebrated, because on that day Lord RAMA returned to
ayodhya. In south india its celebrated because Lord KRISHNA killed
"Narkasura" ..
I will appreciation if someone can share some more info on this issue
neeraj
7th Nov 1999
Vani Murarka @manaskriti.com
Firstly, sabhi iinn-mates ko diwali ki haardik subhkaamnayen -
I would say, Neeraj has got things the other way round - Choti Diwali is
celebrated on the day *before* the actual Diwali day which is the Bari
Diwali
For example, Choti Diwali was celebrated yesterday (6th) and 11 diyas
were
worshipped. Today (7th) is the main Diwali festival day - Bari Diwali -
today 21 diyas, one main big diya and Ganesh and Laxmi are worshipped.
Nevertheless, Why two days I too don't really know.
Regards
Vani
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