Know About Diwali - the Indian Festival

Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is the five-day festival celebrated with much gusto and enthusiasm. This festival of lights is celebrated for five days throughout India. Diwali festival celebrations start with Dhan Teras, also known as Dhanvantari Triodasi, and ends with Bhai Dooj, also known as Bhatru Dwitiya. Here are some details about the five festive days celebrated during Diwali festival.

Dhan Teras 2009 or Dhan Triodasi – First day of Diwali:

Dhanteras 2009 date is October 15. Dhan Teras or Dhan Triodasi marks the beginning of Diwali festival. On this day Dhan Teras Puja is performed by business people. This is very auspicious to buy or purchase gold, flat, plot and any other property. Dhan Triodasi day also marks Dhanvantari Jayanthi. Dhanvantari is the God of Ayurveda or Health as per Hinduism.

Choti Diwali 2009 or Narak Chaturdashi 2009 – Second day of Diwali:

Choti Diwali 2009 or Narak Chaturdashi 2009 date is October 16. It is observed on Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi as per North Indian calendars. On this day, Lord Krishna along with Satyabhama killed demon Narakasur and freed the world from fear of evil.

Diwali 2009 or DhanaLakshmi Puja 2009 during Diwali – Third day of Diwali:

Diwali 2009 or Dhanalakshmi Puja 2009 date is October 17. It is the actual Diwali day. It is celebrated on Kartik Amavasya as per North Indian calendars and according to other calendars Diwali falls on Ashwin Amavasya. Lakshmi Puja is performed on this day.

Govardhan Puja 2009 or Bali Padyami in 2009– Fourth day of Diwali:

Govardhan Puja 2009 date is October 18. It is performed on the day after Diwali. It is also observed as Bali Padyami. Lord Sri Krishna along with cattle is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Pratipada. On this day, Sri Krishna lifted the Mountain called Govardhan Giri to rescue the cattle and the people of Gokul.

Bhai Dooj 2009 or Bhatru Dwitiya or Yama Dwitiya in 2009– Fifth and last day of Diwali:

Bhai Dooj 2009 date is October 19. Bhai Dooj, also known as Bhai Phota, Bhayya Dhooj, Bhai Tika, Bhatru Dwitiya, Bhaubeej or Bhav Bij or Yama Dwitiya, is the last and final day of Diwali festival. On this day, sisters perform Raksha puja to their brothers. This day marks the eternal love and affection between a brother and sister
Happy Deepavali Wishes

• "Celebrate the triumph of Goodness over evil. May this bright day bless you with health, wealth and prosperity. Happy Diwali.
• Hope the festival of lights enlightens your home and heart with peace and serenity. Wishing you loads of joy and happiness, on Diwali.
• May the Goddess of wealth and the God of Knowledge bless you with their choicest blessings on this Diwali!
• May the festival of lights encircle your life with joy and happiness. Success comes at your doorsteps. With these blessings, I send my warm wishes to you on Diwali.
• May the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi bestow you with opulence and prosperity. May you have a sparkling Deepavali.
• As the holy occasion of Diwali is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here's hoping this festival of beauty brings your way.
• On Diwali, I send you wishes for a year filled with prosperity, health and lots of fun! Hope you have a happy Diwali!
• I hope that the beauty of this festival of lights, bring a world of joy, happiness and contentment to you, to last the whole year through. Happy Diwali.
• May the lamps of joy, illuminate your life and fill your days with the bright sparkles of peace, mirth and goodwill, because you are someone who deserves life's best and so much more. Have a joyous Diwali.
• May the warmth and splendor, that are a part of this auspicious occasion, fill your life with happiness and bright cheer, and bring to you joy and prosperity, for the whole year.
• May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of Diwali is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here's hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment, that stay with you through the days ahead. Best wishes on Diwali
• Diwali is the time for joy and happiness. Rejoice on this blessed occasion, spread the glee to your friends and loved ones by sending them our dazzling Happy Diwali greetings

Popular Deepavali Quotations

• Let this diwali burn all your bad times and enter you in good times.
• The truth is that existence wants your life to become a festival...because when you are unhappy, you also throw unhappiness all around.
• Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self is ever shining steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. Close your eyes. Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light and enjoy the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul.
• He who Himself sees all but whom no one beholds, who illumines the intellect, the sun, the moon and the stars and the whole universe but whom they cannot illumine, He indeed is Brahman, He is the inner Self. Celebrate the real Deepavali by living in Brahman, and enjoy the eternal bliss of the soul.
• The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightning shine? All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of the inner light of the Self. Merge yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali.
• Many Deepavali festivals have come and gone. Yet the hearts of the vast majority are as dark as the night of the new moon. The house is lit with lamps, but the heart is full of the darkness of ignorance. O man! wake up from the slumber of ignorance. Realize the constant and eternal light of the Soul which neither rises nor sets, through meditation and deep enquiry.
• May you all attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light of lights enlighten your understanding! May you all attain the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self! May you all prosper gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes