Happy Deepawali (Diwali) 2009

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Diwali, Deepawali

It is the time of the year to wish every one a very Happy Deepawali/ Diwali.
It is one of the biggest festival for Hindus and is also known as “festival of lights”. It is celebrated for five continuous days in Nepal. The third day is known as “Laxmi Puja” when we worship Cow, regarded as an incarnation of  Goddess “Laxmi” representing Wealth. Hindus clean up their houses, yards, streets, shops and light them with electric lights and small oil-filled earthen pots called “diyo”s, as well as garlands of beautiful Sayapatri, Supari flowers.

This festival has become so well-known that President Barack Obama wished “Happy Diwali” to all hindus around the world this year.

In similar way Matt Cutt from Google (head of Google’s Webspam team) also wished a Happy Diwali.

And on the final day Hindus, especially people from Nepal exchange “tika” and blessings between brothers and sisters. The day is renowned as “Bhai-Tika / Bhai-Teeka”. On this auspicious day,   sisters pray for their brothers’ prosperous long life from Yama Raj, god of death. In return brothers’ vow to always take good care of their sisters.  Relatives are invited and sisters and brothers exchange gifts in return.

So Happy Diwali once again!

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“Happy Deepawali (Diwali) 2009”

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