HAPPY DIWALI
Days Of Diwali :
Dhanteras Puja --
Monday, 5 November 2018 Dhanteras Puja Mahurat = 18:05 to 20:01 Duration = 1 Hour 55 Mins.
Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi is the first day of five days of Diwali celebrations. On the Day of Dhanteras, Lord Dhanwantari came out of the ocean along with the God of wealth Lord Kubera. And he is worshipped on this auspicious day of Trayodashi. On Dhanteras Lakshmi puja should be done after sunset. It is the best time for Dhanteras Puja 2018.On this day people clean and decorate their homes and Worship for wealth. Goddess Laxmi is worshipped on Dhanteras and there is a tradition of purchasing an expensive thing mainly Gold or Silver.
Narak Chaturdasi --
Tuesday 6th November 2018 Abhyang Snan Muhurta = 04:59 to 06:40 Duration = 1 Hour 41 Mins.
The second day of Diwali is known as Narak Chaturdasi or Abhyang snan, on this day Lord Krishna defeated the evil demon Narakasur and made the people free from his terror. There is one more belief that people who do snan with sesame oil or til oil ubtan on Abhyang snan muhurt can avoid going to Narak. Abhyang snan and Lakshmi puja might be on the same day or a day before Diwali.
On Choti, Diwali people wake up early in the morning and massage with oil before the bath to relieve the tiredness and rest so that they can celebrate the Diwali with full energy and excitement. People wear new clothes on this day and keep their house clean and decorated, pray, light diyas and burn a small number of firecrackers.
Narak Chaturdashi is also known as Choti Diwali, Roop Chaudas, or Roop Chaturdashi.
Lakshmi Puja, Diwali Puja--
Thursday, 7th November 201817:57 to 19:53 Duration = 1 Hour 55 Mins Pradosh Kaal = 17:27 to 20:06 Vrishabha Kaal = 17:57 to 19:53
Laxmi Puja is the third and main day of Diwali Celebration. On the day of Deepavali people should get up early in the morning and worship their family gods. Devotees also observe a day-long fast on that day and only broke after they perform Lakshmi puja in the evening. On this day Goddess Laxmi is believed to enter homes of the people and blessed them with good luck, wealth and prosperity.
Not only Hindu’s people of any religion in India decorate their house lights the beautiful diyas and Candles. People decorate their home and offices with Marigold flowers and mango and banana leaves. You can also keep mangalik Kalash with unpeeled coconut on both sides of the main entrance of your house.
Govardhan Puja--
8th November 2018 (Thursday) Govardhan Puja Pratahkal Muhurat = 06:42 to 08:51 Duration = 2 Hours 9 MinsGovardhan Puja Sayankal Muhurat = 15:18 to 17:27 Duration = 2 Hours 9 Mins.
Chopda puja is also a part of Diwali Puja. People who are an entrepreneur, own their family businesses, Traders, etc who successfully managed their business are follows traditions. Even, today in modern India Businessmen’s follows religious traditions to seek blessings from their deities.
Mostly, Gujarati families are famous to perform traditional chopda puja to make their coming year profitable. In Gujarat, the traditional accounting books are known as chopada or chopda. So, they draw the symbol of om, swastika and shubh labh on their account books. But nowadays in the era of computers, business requires Internet and laptops to manage their financial work.
So, the Businessmen use the laptop as chopda and perform puja in front of their deity and draw SHUBH LABH & SWASTIKA on Laptop for good luck and wealth.Everyone wishes each other, exchange gifts and mouthwatering sweets. At the end of the day, people enjoy and light firecrackers.On this day, Goverdhan Puja is performed, Thousands of years ago Lord Krishna defeated Lord Indra by lifting Goverdhan Mountain. From then on, every Hindu worship Goverdhan.
Bhai Dooj--
9 November--9th November 2018 (Friday) Tika Muhurat = 13:09 to 15:17 Duration = 2 Hours 8 Mins.
The fifth and the last day of the Diwali Celebration is Bhai Dooj. This is performed after the 2 days of Main Diwali. According to a story, the Lord of Death (Yamraj) visited his sister Yamuna on this day after a long time. She welcomed his brother to Aarti and tilak ceremony, Yamraj declared on that day that whoever visits his sister on this day will get relief from all sins. Sisters also pray for the long and prosperous life of her brothers. Brothers offer gifts to their sisters. Bhai Dooj is also known as Bhaiya Dooj, Bhau Beej, and Bhathru Dwithiya.
So, these are all five festivals of Diwali from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj. Hope you all get knowledge and some interesting facts of these festivals.
Diwali which is also known as Deepawali is the most famous festival of the year. Diwali is the five days festivity period which begins on Dhanteras and ends on Bhaiya Dooj. However, in Maharashtra Diwali festivities begin one day earlier on Govatsa Dwadashi while in Gujarat Diwali festivities begin two days earlier on Agyaras and culminates on Labh Panchami.
During five days festivity various rituals are followed and with Goddess Lakshmi several other Gods and Goddesses are worshipped. However Goddess laxmi is the most significant deity during Diwali Puja. The new moon day, which is known as Amavasya, is the most significant day of five days Diwali festivities and known as Lakshmi Puja, Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja and Diwali Puja.
Diwali Puja is done not only in families but also in offices. Diwali Puja is the significant day for the most traditional Hindu businessmen. On this day, ink bottle, pens and new account books are worshipped. Ink bottle and pen, which are called Davat (दावात) and Lekhani (लेखनी) respectively, are sanctified by worshipping Goddess Maha Kali on them. New account books, which are called Bahi-Khate (बही-खाते), are sanctified by worshipping Goddess Saraswati on them.
About Diwali :
Diwali Observance :
Numerous rituals are followed during Diwali. These rituals vary from state to state and within a state region to region. However,
- cleaning and decorating homes usually by giving new whitewash or fresh paints,
- buying new clothes and jewelry,
- buying new household items either big or small,
- preparing traditional home-made sweets,
- worshipping numerous deities,
- lighting Diya(s) and decorating home with blinking electric lamps,
- bursting firecrackers,
- trying Diwali remedies to gain wealth,
- visiting relatives and family friends,
- distributing sweets, dry-fruits and gifts,
- calling distant family members, relatives and friends to exchange Diwali wishes are the most common activities during Diwali.
Diwali Public Life :
Most of the public places function as normal during Diwali. On the eve of Diwali most restaurants, pubs, metro trains, buses, taxies, cinema halls and shops, emergency and critical services at hospitals function as normal. However, at most commercial places more than half of the staff would be on leave.
As most businessmen perform Chopda Puja and Lakshmi Puja on the day of Diwali, most shops and private offices are open due to this reason. Stock Exchanges in India, although being closed due to Diwali holiday, are opened only for an hour for Muhurat trading in the evening. Muhurat trading is a symbolic ritual which is considered auspicious among traders and getting performed for years now.
For most big and small businesses Diwali, like Christmas in western countries, is the peak season when maximum sales are record. Many Bollywood blockbusters are planned and released during Diwali.
However Diwali, being marked as Gazette Holidays, all government offices and closed. Most schools and colleges are closed during Diwali.
In recently years, in most metros, time limit has been imposed for displaying and bursting the firework to curtail the noise pollution and for those who want to sleep peacefully on the night of Diwali. At most places either 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. time limit is imposed for bursting the firework.
Why do we celebrate Diwali? It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it's a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for Hindus but also for all others to celebrate this great Festival of Lights.
10 Reason To celebrating diwali :
Goddess Lakshmi’s Birthday: The Goddess of wealth and the consort of the god Vishnu is Lakshmi, one of the principal deities of the Hindu religion and the Supreme Being in the Vaishnavism Tradition. According to mythology, she was first incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan). She is one of the most popular of goddesses, and thus strongly associated with Diwali.
Vishnu Rescued Lakshmi: On this very day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu disguised in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara (the dwarf avatar and Vishnu's first incarnation) rescued Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali. and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.
Krishna Killed Narakaasur: On the day preceding Diwali, Lord Krishna killed the demon king Narakaasur of Pragjothispura, who had invaded the three worlds, taking great pleasure in torturing the beings there. Krishna rescued 16,000 women from his captivity. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival: The second day of Diwali is Naraka Chaturdasi.
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