Hindu Community Celebrates Diwali

The Hindu community residing in Pakistan and around the world is celebrating the Diwali festival today with traditional religious zeal and fervour.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Nov, 2018 ) :The Hindu community residing in Pakistan and around the world is celebrating the Diwali festival today with traditional religious zeal and fervour.

According to the Hindu belief, it is observed in honour of deities Rama and Sita's return to Ayodhya after their 14-year exile, and the destruction by Goddess Durga of a demon called Mahisha. Diwali also celebrates the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi.

The festival is celebrated by decorating houses with lamps called 'diyas', fairy lights and candles, the 'festival of lights', Diwali or Deepavali symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance , ptv news reported.

The Hindu community is celebrating the occasion with prayers and ceremonies planned at the various temples across the countrykistan.

In Hyderabad, the pundits and devotees are holding prayers in different temples including Jay Bhawani Temple (Hirabad), Rama Pir Temple (Mochi Muhallah Sirrighat), GuruNanik Temple (Tilak Incline), Kali Temple (Feteh Chowk), ValmekTemple (Tando Wali Mohammad), Haray Krishna Temple (Cantt Area), Maa Durga Temple (Tando Wali Mohammad), Shankar Temple (Phullelli), Sain Baba Temple (ShahabCinema) and Lakhsmi Mata Temple (Qasimabad).

In Sukkur, the main gathering is being held at Sadhu Bela Temple. In Karachi, the Shri Swaminarayan Temple, among others, will be lit up to celebrate the occasion.

Diwali falls between October and November of every year, but the exact dates change each year as it is based on a lunisolar Calendar, which also takes into account the phases of the moon.

The occasion is considered auspicious for shopping, inaugurations of new homes, business deals or new ventures and projects.

The Sindh Government announced a three-day holiday for the Hindu community on account of the occasion, on November 7, 8 and 9.