Diwali and Diwali Magazines in Marathi

Diwali, Deepavali or Dipavali is a four-five day-long festival of lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists every autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance." Light is a metaphor for knowledge and consciousness. During the celebration, temples, homes, shops and office buildings are brightly illuminated. The preparations, and rituals, for the festival typically last five days, with the climax occurring on the third day coinciding with the darkest night of the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival generally falls between mid-October and mid-November.

Diwali is celebrated in the honour of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.

This app brings you information about the Hindu festival and a bunch of Diwali ank or magaazines, all in Marathi.

दिवाळी किंवा दीपावली हा एक प्रमुख हिंदू सण आहे. हा दीपोत्सव भारतात सर्वत्र साजरा होतो. या सणाला घरात व घराबाहेर तेलाचे लहान दिवे लावले जातात. उंच जागी आकाशदिवा (आकाशकंदिल) लावला जातो. घराबाहेर रांगोळी काढून सुशोभन केले जाते. पावसाळा संपून नवीन पिके हाती आल्यानंतर शरद ऋतूच्या ऐन मध्यभागी, आश्विन व कार्तिक या महिन्यांच्या संधिकालात हा सण येतो. आश्विन वद्य त्रयोदशी ते कार्तिक शुद्ध प्रतिपदा हे चार दिवस या सणाचे असतात. हा सण साधारणपणे ऑक्टोबर - नोव्हेंबर दरम्यान येत असतो. या सणाला भारतात बव्हंश ठिकाणी सुटी असते.

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