Diwali 2024: India celebrated Diwali on Thursday with diyas, candles and firecrackers. Around 9:30 p.m., the air quality in Delhi was ‘very poor’. The festival of lights, also known as Deepavali, marks the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and happiness over despair. festival celebrated every year on the Amavasya Tithi of the Kartik month to mark the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya.

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman, returned to Ayodhya on this day after spending 14 years in exile. People of Ayodhya lit thousands of diyas to celebrate the occasion. This is why the tradition still continues today.

According to the head priest of Ayodhya Ram Temple, Acharya Satyendra Maharaj, Badi Diwali will be celebrated on October 31. In Deepawali, devotees worship Maa Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh and Lord Kuber and seek their blessings.

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