Jammu, November 7:
The festival of Chhoti Diwali is being celebrated across the country today with enthusiasm and enthusiasm. At the same time, the festival of main Diwali will be celebrated with great pomp tomorrow. Diwali is one of the major festivals of Hinduism. According to religious beliefs, when Lord Shri Ram, Mother Sita and brother Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after completing 14 years of exile. They conquered Ravana, the people of Ayodhya welcomed them by lighting ghee lamps.
In this happiness, lamps were lit all over Ayodhya. Since then, there has been a tradition of celebrating Diwali as a festival of lights and happiness.
Earlier, where people used to light up the houses by pouring ghee and oil in earthen lamps. Now the festival is also celebrated with candles, colorful lights and fireworks along with diyas.
At the same time, there is a lot of enthusiasm about Diwali in Jammu and Kashmir too. Markets in Jammu city have become lively and there is a rush of shoppers at firecracker shops. People are buying firecrackers, sparklers and other fireworks items according to their choice.
