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DEEPAWALI – By Sujatha Vasudevan Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – November 2023 Introduction: Hinduism is one of the widespread religions of the world with many meaningful and valuable festivals enriching its traditions. One such festival is Deepawali, meaning a Row of Lamps. The highlight of the festival is lighting several lamps on a new moon day, occurring usually in the month of November . Underlying reason for this celebration: There are a few legendary stories for celebrating this festival. Some stories refer to the return of Lord Rama with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmanan after his victory over Ravana from 14 years of exile on an new moon day. The people in his city Ayothya lit the lamps to welcome them. Yet another story mentions about the return of Lord Krishna after destroying Narakasur. From these mythological stories one can observe that it is a celebration ...