Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Delhi Branch Trust

Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, with many other regional traditions connecting the holiday to Sita and Rama, Vishnu, Krishna, Yama, Yami, Durga, Kali, Hanuman, Ganesha, Kubera, Dhanvantari, or Vishvakarman. Furthermore, it is, in some regions, a celebration of the day Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana after defeating Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile.

Diwali Celebration in Delhi Ashram

Dipawali, one of the most celebrated festivals of India, in the Ashram is always celebrated without crackers. The spirit of the festival, however, prevailed with decorations and illuminations throughout the campus. In the forenoon, most of the Ashram youngsters were busy in making beautiful Rangoli on the Ashram campus and the rest were busy preparing items for lunch, as it was a day off for the kitchen staff. At dusk, the Ashram community gathered near the Ashirvad Block which was beautifully decorated by the boys as it was their first Diwali in their new dormitory and kindled lamps of aspiration at Sri Aurobindo’s Shrine as well as over the campus. In the evening, Ashram Choir offered a musical offering in the Meditation Hall along with the reading of the passage on Mahakali from Sri Aurobindo’s booklet, The Mother, by Tara Didi.

October 24, 2022

Diwali - Festival of Light

Diwali Celebration in Delhi Ashram