Diwali, an auspicious religious festival celebrated by the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains with great enthusiasm and excitement that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Spectacular lights, firecrackers, irresistible traditional sweets and sending gifts to dear ones mark the celebration of Diwali or Deepavali (Sanskrit language). The Sanskrit translation of Deepavali means row of lights. The Hindus celebrate this festival to commemorate the homecoming of Lord Rama after 14 year-long exile and his victory over the mythological demon Ravana. For Jains, this festival carries the essence of spiritual upliftment because it marks the achievement of Nirvana or Moksha by Mahavira, the last Tirthankara.

When is Diwali in 2011? In India, people will celebrate Diwali 2011 on October 26 with great fervor and bursting firecrackers throughout the night. Devotees decorate their houses, temples of Lord Rama and market with fascinating lanterns and rangoli designs to observe the festival in attractive ways. Devotees of Lord Rama on this day illuminate his birthplace, Ayodhya, with earthen diyas and burst firecrackers to rejoice his return to the kingdom. Illuminating the diyas on Diwali signifies dispelling of darkness and filling the lives of the people by hopes.

Diwali, popularly known as the "festival of lights", is observed incessantly for five days that kicks off in late Ashvin and concludes in the early Kartika month according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. Each day of the festival is associated with six different principal stories. In North India, worshipping of Lord Ganesha and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is an important part of the Diwali festival that signifies welcoming of prosperity and wealth.

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