Today is the biggest festival of India DIPAWALI Dīpāvalī , meaning "row of lamps", also called Diwali in short. The festival, which coincides with the Hindu New Year, celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Story Behind Dipawali

As India is a diverse country and people with different faiths live and celebrate together. Hindus interpret the Diwali story based upon where they live: In northern India, they celebrate the story of King Rama's return to Ayodhya after he defeated Ravana by lighting rows of clay lamps. Southern India celebrates it as the day that Lord Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura.
For many Indians, this five-day festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. People start the new business year at Diwali, and some Hindus will say prayers to the goddess for a successful year. Lamps are lit to help Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, find her way into people's homes.
Diwali also gives an opportunity to earn money to businesses and vendors as people spend a lot of money to buy various things. Maximum cars, bikes and electronics items sold on this season. Small vendors and shopkeepers also get a golden opportunity to do good business in these days.
Today I visited some markets in our city and clicked photographs.

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_{Vendor selling flowers used in pooja rituals}

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_{Various discounts offered in the market on products}

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_{Shop selling decorative items}

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_{Vendor selling cotton used in Deepak}

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_{Vendor selling Godess Laxmi idols}

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_{Making of snacks and sweets}

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_{Various decorative items for sell in a shop}

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_{Vendor selling sugar cane which is used in pooja}

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_{A roadside Vendor selling earthen dias and earthen pots}

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On Diwali, I wanted to send you wishes for a year filled with prosperity, health and lots of fun! Hope you have a happy Diwali

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