Diwali 2024 highlights: Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’ amid fireworks display

Diwali 2024 Highlights: India celebrated Diwali on Thursday with diyas, candles and firecrackers. The air quality in Delhi was “very poor” around 9:30 pm. The Festival of Lights, also known as Deepavali, celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and happiness over despair. This is the main Hindu holiday. The festival is celebrated every year on Amavasya Tithi in the month of Kartik to mark the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya.

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ram along with Mata Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya on this day after 14 years of exile. The people of Ayodhya lit thousands of diyas to celebrate the occasion. Thus, the tradition continues to this day.

According to the chief priest of the Ayodhya temple, Ram Acharya Satyendra Maharaj, Badi Diwali will be celebrated on October 31. On the day of Deepavali, devotees worship Maa Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and Lord Kuber and seek their blessings.

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