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365 CULTURAL STORIES · VIVEK TRIPATHI
A family lighting rows of diyas for Diwali
FESTIVALS · STORY 01

Light is also
a welcome.

दीपावली · Dīpāvalī

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Diwali—the row of lamps

On the darkest new-moon night of the year, India lights millions of tiny clay lamps. The name says it all: Sanskrit dīpa (lamp) + āvalī (row)—a row of lamps.

The story

Prince Rama returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years in exile and the defeat of Ravana. On that moonless night, people lit rows of oil lamps so their king would not walk home in darkness. Every diya lit today continues that ancient welcome.

Why it matters

Diwali turns light into a shared promise: darkness is temporary, homes can begin again and prosperity should be accompanied by wisdom.

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