Ten Reasons Of Celebrating Diwali Festival

Diwali Festival 10 Reasons-

Why do we celebrate Diwali festival? It?s not just the festival of celebration, it is the occassion of joyness which meets the people.here we are giving ten diachronic reasons why Diwali is a best way to celebrate and it is not just celebrate by hindus, it is celebrated by other religion also.

1.Goddess Lakshmi's Birthday:

The Goddess of wealth and economy which is related to money, Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), so  diwali festvial associate with goddess lakshmi.


2. Vishnu saved Lakshmi:

On this special day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu in his fifth personification as Vaman-avtaara rescued Lakshmi from the jail of King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Lakshmi on Diwali.

3. Krishna Killed Devil Narakasur:krishna is the another personification of lord vishnu On the day pre-existing Diwali, The demon king Narakaasur killed by Krishna and saved sixteen thousand women from his jail. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival.


4. The Return of the Pandavas:

 According to the great epic Mahabharata, Pandavas came on this day(the dark moon of kartik month called Amavasya) when the Pandavas appeared from their twelve years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling). The subjects who loved the Pandavas celebrated the day by lighting the earthen lamps.

5. The Return of Lord Ram:

 According to the epic Ramayana, it was the new moon day of Kartik when Lord Ram, Ma Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka.

6. Coronation of Vikramaditya: One of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya was coroneted on the Diwali day, hence Diwali became a historical event as well.

7. Special Day for the Arya Samaj: It was the new moon day of Kartik (Diwali day) when Maharshi Dayananda, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism and the founder of Arya Samaj attained his nirvana.

8. Special Day for the Jains: Mahavir Tirthankar, considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on Diwali day.


9. Special Day for the Sikhs:

The third Sikh Guru Amar Das institutionalized Diwali as a Red-Letter Day when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings. In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was laid on Diwali. In 1619, the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind, who was held by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir, was released from the Gwalior fort along with 52 kings.

10. The Pope's Diwali Speech: In 1999, Pope John Paul II performed a special Eucharist in an Indian church where the altar was decorated with Diwali lamps, the Pope had a ?tilak? marked on his forehead and his speech was bristled with references to the festival of light....................................To know about diwali reasons............................................................................................click here.