India celebrates festival of lights Deepawali

Festival of lights Deepawali was cenebrated across the country with traditional fervour and gaiety on Thursday. The festival, which marks the victory of good over evil, is celebrated by lighting up houses, temples and other public places. People also worship the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi on the occasion. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people on the occasion. With significant decline in Covid people celebrated the festival of lights with traditional fervor and with same enthusiasm as it used to be before global pandemic. Diwali Celebrations have begun since early morning.

The ITBP jawans celebrated Deepawali at various locatons- from Sikkim to Naxal araes in Chhattisgarh

Children alogwith family members took part in Lakhami pujan. Sweets were distributed to them. 

For some, Diwali marks the beginning of a new year.The stock market opens for an hour on Diwali, a ritual that has been followed in the Bombay Stock Exchange since 1956 and National Stock Exchange since 1992, as a symbolic practice as traditional businesses across the country welcome Samvat 2078. “Bollywood Actress Bhagyashree with Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO BSE India and others Ringing the Opening Bell to mark the Deepavali Muhurat Trading,” the BSE said in a tweet. Domestic equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened 665 points higher to reach 60,330 points and Nifty soared to 17,952 points during pre-Muhurat trading.

Deepawali is one of the most important festivals in India. It is known as the festival of lights as people illuminate oil lamps or candles to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.