Thread by @anbezhil12

All #Hindu festivities have now become festivals celebrated by atheists, people not following any denomination, above all followed by other religious people! This is the current alarming trend. Let me narrate and reiterate why we celebrate Deepavali/Diwali. This #HinduFestival

symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". It is a Festival of Lights as the name suggests. In North India it is associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and Ganesha, god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles,

with many other regional traditions connecting it to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Durga, Shiva, Kali, Hanuman, Kubera, Yama, Yami, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarma. It is a celebration of the day Rama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana

after defeating the Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile. Another important Puranic reason for this Hindu festival is the slaying of Narakasura by Lord Krishna and his consort Satyabhama. According to the Brahma Purana and Vishnu Purana, he was the son of Bhudevi and had

Got a boon that he will not be killed by anyone other than his mother in the belief that a mother will never kill her son. Drunk with power, as he considered himself to be unrivaled in prowess, he brought all the kingdoms on earth under his control. Even the mighty Indra could

not withstand the assault and had to flee the heavens. Addicted to power, he stole the earrings of Aditi, the heavenly mother goddess, and usurped some of her territories, while also kidnapping 16000 women. All the devas, led by Indra, went to Vishnu to ask him to deliver them

from Narakasura. Vishnu promised them that he would attend to this matter, when he would be incarnated as Krishna. The time arrived and both Krishna and Satyabhama went to vanquish him. He laughed at them and threw astra after astra at Krishna which Krishna effortlessly

evaded. He took his powerful trident and hurled it at Krishna. The trident hit the Lord on his chest and became unconscious. For a moment, Satyabhama couldn’t believe what she saw. This can’t be, she told herself and aimed an arrow at the asura. It pierced Narakasura right on his

chest and he fell with an agonising cry. As an anxious Satyabhama turned to her fallen Lord, Krishna got up with a mischievous smile! He was only playing a part. For Satyabhama was an incarnation of Bhoomi Devi, and it was her arrow which was destined to slay Narakasura. The

16,000 women were freed and the Mother goddess’s earrings retrieved. Krishna and Satyabhama returned from battle victorious. And it is to celebrate this victory of good over evil, that we celebrate Diwali/Deepavali, the festival of lights.
And why the traditional oil bath?

When Krishna and Satyabhama returned from battle before daybreak, all covered in blood and grime, they needed a cleanup with sandal paste and scented oils.  So we too take that oil bath and have a sparkling festival.
Why do we burst crackers? Narakasura attained Mukti by the

arrow of Satyabhama and when he left his body he asked for one wish, that is everyone should rejoice his liberation by celebrating with bursting crackers, eating sweets and wearing new clothes. Hence the tradition! Let us have #GangaSnanam and burst crackers and rejoice our Hindu

festival with aplomb.
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam 🙏🏻
#HappyDeepavali #happydeepavali2022 #HappyDiwali