Deepavali
Hindu lamp celebration
Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated in autumn with lamps, fireworks, and family gatherings.
The name means "row of lights" in Sanskrit.
The five-day festival marks the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, with specific observances varying by region and tradition.
Also spelled Diwali, the more common form in Western usage.
Explosive light displays
- sweetsSugary food items
- familyRelated people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
decorations · gifts · crackers · sparklers · rockets · barfi · gulab jamun · new clothes
Moldable earth for ceramics
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- flameBurning gas made visible
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
earthen · ghee · cotton · lamps · handcrafted · glow · kindle · illumination
Vishnu's seventh incarnation
- SitaDevoted wife figure
- RamayanaSanskrit heroic verse narrative
- LakshmiGoddess of wealth, beauty
- GaneshaElephant-headed Hindu deity
Krishna · triumph · exile · return · homecoming · victory · legend · epic
fireworks
Explosive light displays
feast · decorations · gifts · crackers · sparklers · rockets · barfi · gulab jamun · new clothes · henna
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
terracotta · earthen · ghee · cotton · lamps · handcrafted · glow · kindle · illumination · artisans
Rama
Vishnu's seventh incarnation
Ganesha · Krishna · triumph · exile · return · homecoming · victory · legend · epic · dharma
light
Visible electromagnetic radiation
victory · knowledge · ignorance · hope · renewal · inner light · spiritual · awakening · triumph · auspiciousness
Gujarat
Western Indian coastal state
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- NepalSouth Asian mountain nation
South India · North India · Jain · Sikh · harvest · lunar · autumn
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- Light Festivalslanterns, Hanukkah, lantern festival, light shows, illuminations
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- Asian FestivalsChinese New Year, Holi, Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival
- Tamil CalendarThai, auspicious days
- Tamil cultureThirukkural, veena
DeepavaliAll Souls' Day
Day to pray for souls in purgatory
Day of the Dead · Samhain · dark night of the soul · mourning period · funeral rites
DeepavaliYom Kippur
Annual Jewish atonement observance
Ashura · Good Friday · Lent · Tisha B'Av · fasting periods