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The story of the festival of lights
Lots of Lights
Why a Booktrail?
The story of the festival of lights
What you need to know before your trail
Prince Rama had a beautiful wife named Sita.
However, there was a demon king, by the name of Ravana. He was a strange looking creature with twenty arms, ten heads, who was the most featured king in the land. He wanted Sita to be his wife and so one day he kidnapped her but Sita was smarter than he thought and she left a trail of jewellery for Rama to follow. Rama followed the trail of glittering jewellery until he met the monkey king, Hanuman, who became his friend and agreed to help find Sita, spreading the word around all the other monkeys.
After a very long search, Hanuman found Sita imprisoned on an island. They had to build a bridge before they could go and rescue them. Rama killed the evil Ravana with a magic arrow, and then everyone was happy! rejoiced. Rama and Sita began their long journey home and everybody lit lamps to guide them along the way and to welcome them back home
Ever since that day, people light lamps at Diwali to remember that light triumphs over dark and good triumphs over evil.
Travel Guide
Diwali
Diwali is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights and is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains and is one of the most significant festivals in the Indian culture.
Diwali means’ rows of lighted lamps’ Houses and shops are decorated with candles and colourful lights to show the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
Fireworks are set off to signify Rama’s return to his kingdom.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Lots of Lights
Author/Guide Kavita Sahai Destination: Indian subcontinent, Asia
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