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Articles: Festivals | Diwali Wishes!
- Mr. mohan Konneti
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Tradition of Diwali Puja
Lights and diyas are lit to signify the driving away of darkness and ignorance, as well as the awakening of the light within ourselves. Diwali is a time for family gatherings, food, celebration and pooja. The Goddess Laxmi plays a major role in this festival, as do Rama and Sita. This autumn festival is celebrated for five continuous days, of which each one has its own significance.
Houses and business places are renovated and decorated, entrances are made colorful with lovely traditional motifs of Rangoli designs to welcome Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. To indicate her long awaited arrival, small footprints are drawn with rice flour and vermilion powder (kumkum) all over the house. Lamps are kept burning all through the night.
The house is kept clean and Rangoli is drawn at the doorstep to welcome Goddess Laxmi. The auspicious time for the puja is obtained after the consultation of a pandit. The general things needed for a Diwali puja are silver and gold coins, suparis, uncooked Rice, paan leaves, kumkum for applying tilak, mithai (Indian sweets), camphor, agarbattis (incense sticks), dry fruit (almonds, cashews), flower petals and Lakshmi-Ganesh icon.
Deepavali Pooja is performed in the evenings when tiny diyas of clay are lit to drive away the shadows of evil spirits. Bhajans are sung in praise of the goddess and sweets are offered to her. Deepavali Puja consists of a combined pooja of five deities: Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of every auspicious act as Vighnaharta ; Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped in her three forms Mahalakshmi,the goddess of wealth and money, Mahasaraswati, the goddess of book and learning and Mahakali. Kuber, the treasurer of the gods is also worshipped.
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