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There are several reasons to celebrate Diwali depending on the group celebrating it. Diwali or Divali or Deepawali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism. All of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. The lights that are lit signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.

The various reasons for Diwali are:

  • In Hinduism it is the homecoming of Rama after a 14-year exile in the forest and his victory over the Ravana.
  • In Jainism, Diwali marks the attainment of nirvana by Mahavira on 15 October, 527 BC.
  • In Sikhism it celebrates the return of Guru Har Gobind Ji (1595-1644), the sixth Guru of Sikhism, who was imprisoned along with 53 other Hindu kings at Fort Gwalior by Jahangir.
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Lessie Jones

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