Diwali is a festival of Lights

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Celebrating an Eco Friendly Diwali: A festival of Lights

Diwali is the biggest festival in India celebrated across regions and religions.  It started as a festival of lights when as per Ramayana Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after spending 14 years in exile in the Jungles.  When he returned to Ayodhya triumphant after defeating demon king Ravana the citizens of Ayodhya illuminated the city with oil lamps, hence starting the tradition of ” Festival of Lights “. Notice  Diwali or Deewali or Dipawali is a festival of lights, I am not sure when the tradition of burning crackers creeeped into the festivities making Diwali one of  the most polluting days of year in India.

Diwali festival of lights high rise with diwali lights

Diwali is a festival of lights and not cacophony of crazy cracker sounds

Some days ago I wrote a post for  The Alternative on celebrating an Eco-friendly Diwali that you can check here in detail.

Wishing all the readers of desi Traveler a very happy, prosperous and eco-friendly Diwali. Remember Diwali is a festival of LIGHTS and not blasting CRACKER SOUND

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  1. tuky says:
    September 25, 2019 at 5:05 PM

    Diwali is the biggest festival in India celebrated across regions and religions. It started as a festival of lights when as per Ramayana Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after spending 14 years in exile in the Jungles. When he returned to Ayodhya triumphant after defeating demon king Ravana the citizens of Ayodhya illuminated the city with oil lamps, hence starting the tradition of ” Festival of Lights “. Notice Diwali or Deewali or Dipawali is a festival of lights, I am not sure when the tradition of burning crackers creeeped into the festivities making Diwali one of the most polluting days of year in India.

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  2. lisa says:
    September 25, 2019 at 4:49 PM

    Hope you had a good Diwali Prasad! Our daughter is small and not very fond of bursting crackers, and we don’t plan to encourage her to burst any either! We grew up bursting crackers, but I agree they are waste of money, cause so much unnecessary pollution and are actually quite a nuisance!

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  3. Chaitali Patel says:
    October 27, 2014 at 3:31 PM

    Hope you had a good Diwali Prasad! Our daughter is small and not very fond of bursting crackers, and we don’t plan to encourage her to burst any either! We grew up bursting crackers, but I agree they are waste of money, cause so much unnecessary pollution and are actually quite a nuisance!

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  4. joshi daniel says:
    October 27, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    bright and colorful and belated diwali wishes 🙂

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  5. Jane says:
    October 24, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    Happy Diwali and Happy New Year!

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  6. Mridula Dwivedi (@mridulad) says:
    October 22, 2014 at 10:37 PM

    Wish you a very happy Diwali Prasad.

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  7. Shalu Sharma says:
    October 22, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    Happy Diwali to you too. Diwali is a great time to spend time with friends and family. Enjoy.

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