Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Essay on Diwali The Hindus in India celebrate many festivals. The Diwali or Deepavali is one such festival. This festival is celebrated on the new moon day after the Dussera. The Goddess Kali is also worshipped on this day. This is a festival of lights. People decorate their houses with diyas (oil-lamps) and candles. The houses and buildings look very beautiful with these lights. Goddess Kali is worshipped late at this night. Diwali is a very popular festival in Gujarat and Maharastra. It is
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Deepavali or Diwali (Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Nepali: दीपावली तिहार‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚Konkaniधाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Punjabi: ਦਿਵਾਲੀ‚ Telugu: దీపావళి) (also spelt Devali in certain regions) ‚ popularly known as the "festival of lights‚" is a five-day Hindu festival[3] which starts on Dhanteras‚ celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej
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of Diwali India‚ the land of rich cultural heritage‚ has one or the other festival for every month. It is the spiritual and religious richness in India that each festival is related to some or other deity. One of such festival is the ’festival of lights’ - Deepawali. It is the glorious occasion that is not restricted to one day‚ but extended to a five-day celebration. All through these five days‚ people are in a festive mood. Adding to the festivity is the colorful display of lights. Like
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Gutka- A Silent Killer By Anitha Varughese‚ LCSW Gutka‚ a form of smokeless tobacco‚ is a cocktail of tobacco‚ nicotine‚ and carcinogens that contains many unhealthy additives such as magnesium carbonate and phenyl ethyl alcohol‚ along with harmful perfumery compounds including musk ketones and other injurious fragrance compounds (which are known to be dangerous in toiletries). Gutka use is one of the major causes of oral cancer in India‚ is one of India.s most serious social problems‚ and is also
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Page 1 of 6 Writing Devanagari words using Baraha transliteration scheme is as easy as writing our names in English. मेरा भारत महान can be written as merA bhArat mahAn. Devanagari script used for Sanskrit‚ Hindi‚ and Marathi languages are supported in Baraha. Other languages such as Konkani‚ Sindhi and Nepali that use devanagari script‚ can also be used. The transliteration rules are shown below with examples. See: Transliteration Examples Vowel: अ = a‚ आ = A‚aa‚ इ = i‚ ई = I‚ee‚ उ =
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Diwali This is the story of a prince called Rama‚ who fell in love with a beautiful princess called Sita‚ Rama and Sita got married. The king wanted Rama to become king but one of his wives asked that her son be made king and Rama to be sent into the forest for 14 years. The king was very sad but he had promised his wife she could have anything she wanted‚ so he sent Rama and Sita away. Ramas brother Lakshman also went with them. They obediently lived in the forest for many years‚ then one
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Deepavali: A Hindu Festival By:Datcayani Three Days Of Diwali Deepavali is a festival of joy‚ splendor‚ brightness‚ happiness and a festival celebrated with light . It is the festival of lights and is celebrated with great enthusiasm by all Indians all over the world. The uniqueness of this festival is its harmony of five varied philosophies‚ with each day to a special
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Devali in certain regions) or Diwali‚[note 1] popularly known as the "festival of lights‚" is primarily a five day Hindu festival[1] which starts on Dhanteras‚ celebrated on thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Ashwin and ends on Bhaubeej‚ celebrated on second lunar day of Shukla paksha (bright fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. In the Gregorian calendar‚ Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India
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The designer and history behind Baskerville font starts with John Baskerville‚ John Baskerville. Baskerville‚ who had made a fortune in japanning before turning to printing when in his midforties‚ was responsible for several advances in printing technology‚ improving press platens and packings‚ formulating darker and faster-drying inks‚ and inventing wove paper‚ which was smoother than the old laid papers with their vertical ribbing. All of this enabled him to employ a typeface with sharper definition
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