Festival of doubts for you too?
Festival of doubts for you too? Are you ready for the festival of lamps, Deepawali (or simply Diwali), exactly a week from today? For those who have forgotten the reasons behind celebrating the festival: Remember, two weeks ago we had celebrated Dussehra when Lord Rama is said to have defeated and killed demon king Ravana for kidnapping his wife Sita , keeping her as a hostage and pressurizing her to marry him. The Ramayana says on Diwali the Lord returned home to Ayodhya with Sita and younger brother Lakshmana after 14 years of exile in forest. Lord Ganesh (the remover of obstacles) and Lakshmi (goddess of prosperity and wealth) are also worshipped on Diwali. In old times, the traders and businessmen would start their financial year this day. Roughly comparing, in importance, Diwali is to Hindus what Christmas is to Christians. Lights, merriment, great food, card parties, celebrations with family and friends, exchange of gifts and of course a little puja to pleas...