Wishing HaPpy Diwali

Deepavali, or Divali is a major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India - Wikipedia</a> festival, and a significant festival in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hinduism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sikhism</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jainism</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Diwali Cite Note 2</a> Many legends are associated with Diwali. Today it is celebrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hindus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jains" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jains</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sikhs</a> across the globe as the "Festival of Lights," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being. The festival is also celebrated by Buddhists of Nepal, particularly the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Newar</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhists" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buddhists</a>.

In many parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">India - Wikipedia</a>, it is the homecoming of King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rama</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ayodhya</a> after a 14-year exile in the forest.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali#cite_note-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Diwali Cite Note 3</a> The people of Ayodhya (the capital of his kingdom) welcomed Rama by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (deepa), thus its name, Deepavali. This word, in due course, became Diwali in Hindi. But, in South Indian languages, the word did not undergo any change, and hence the festival is called Deepavali in southern India. Southern India marks it as the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narakasura" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Narakasura</a>.
Diwali is celebrated on the first day of the lunar <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartika_%28month%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kartika %28Month%29</a> month, which comes in the month of October or November.