Dipawali Greetings from the Second Online Travel , Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , India

Diwali also called “Deepawali” is a major Hindu festival of India. The festival is celebrated with unequal zeal and pleasure by Hindus, although the country. It is celebrated to commemorate the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after an exile of 12 years. Lord Rama is a very popular Hindu deity who is revered for his truthfulness and purity.Hindus believe that his return was welcomed by the people of Ayodhya by lighting up the streets and houses by small earthen oil lamps; therefore, the Hindus celebrate the day as the festival of lights. Houses decorated with lights of different colours and sizes, earthen lamps glittering at the entrances and over the boundaries and railings make the view mesmerizing. People come out of their houses in new clothes and burn crackers , fireworks and greet one another .