Happy kartik Purnima or Happy Deva Diwali.
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Three demons ( Tarakaksha, Vidyunmali and Kamalaksha) worshiped Brahma and asked for 3 cities which will float in the heavens, the skies and the earth plane respectively.
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#KartikPurnima @monidipadey @OmTheReality
These cities can only be destroyed when all 3 are aligned in straight line and can be destroyed only by a single arrow and that too shot by none other than lord Siva himself. Brahma granted them their wish.
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#festiveseason
#KartikPurnima #KartikaPurnima #KartikPurnima2020
So gaining virtual immortality, the 3 demon brothers started creating havoc. Gods pleaded to Siva and Siva agreed to help.
Vishwakarma, the celestial architect designed the heavenly chariot. Sun became the right wheel and Moon the left wheel, Vishnu entered the arrow of Siva
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..and Brahma was the charioteer. Siva went on the chariot and at the exact time when 3 cities were aligned.
Overjoyed Devas declared the day as a festival of illuminations. This day is also called "Dev-Diwali"—the Diwali of the gods
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