Deepavali is the festival of Light.
This is the great festival honouring Mother Lakshmi (goddess of wealth).
This festival usually falls around late October and November.
One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival
is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning.
By lighting the oil lamps,
the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness,
knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received.
The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.
The Hindus will wake up early in the morning of deepavali to take an oil bath.
Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali.
The ladies would be clad in silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades.
Hindus dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival.
Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple.
They go to the temples to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali.
The houses would be decorated with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival.
On the first day, they would not go visiting but would stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.
In every home there are bound to be a tempting spread of sweets.
Some of the popular sweets are halwa, burfi and laddu.
Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favorites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry.
In homes of Hindus who are vegetarians popular dishes like thosais, idlis and naans are prepared.
This is the great festival honouring Mother Lakshmi (goddess of wealth).
This festival usually falls around late October and November.
One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival
is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning.
By lighting the oil lamps,
the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness,
knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received.
The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.
The Hindus will wake up early in the morning of deepavali to take an oil bath.
Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali.
The ladies would be clad in silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades.
Hindus dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival.
Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple.
They go to the temples to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali.
The houses would be decorated with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival.
On the first day, they would not go visiting but would stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.
In every home there are bound to be a tempting spread of sweets.
Some of the popular sweets are halwa, burfi and laddu.
Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favorites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry.
In homes of Hindus who are vegetarians popular dishes like thosais, idlis and naans are prepared.
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