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Diwali the Festival of Laxmi Puja ,Lights and Gifts

Diwali Festival is also called the festival of lights, Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in India. Diwali or Deepavali is an occasion which is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in most parts of the country. The day of Diwali witnesses celebrations of the highest magnitude as the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lot of fireworks to celebrate the victory of light over darkness.

Diwali is also an important Hindu festival where Goddess Lakshmi (Wealth Goddess) is worshiped. For this very reason Diwali is also known as a festival of wealth and prosperity. The festival of Diwali in India brings in lot of excitement across all the sections of society irrespective of their socio-economic background.

The magnificent five days long jubilation of Diwali celebrations is marked by multi-colored Rangoli designs, special pooja ceremonies, lines of lamps, floral decorations, fireworks, exchange of Diwali Sweets and Diwali Gifts that lend grandeur to the Occasions. Every home - lowly or mighty - the hut of the poor or the mansion of the rich - shines with the glow of twinkling Diyas & Candles to welcome Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and prosperity.

'Diwali' or festival of ligths, is the abstraction of the Sanskrit word Deepavali - 'Deep' means diya (small pots made from clay) or light and 'Avali', means a row - meaning a row of diyas or array of lamps. Thus placing small diyas, candles & lamps inside and around the home marks the festival of lights.

The verandah or entrance of every house sees beautiful rangoli's drawn with different colors and designs. The pooja carries lot of significance and thus Pooja Thalis are also decorated beautifully with flowers, kumkum and other decorative.

Exchanging of gifts is a common ritual, specially Diwali sweets. Mithai's or sweets are prepared days ahead of the occasion and some sweets are also bought from shops. These are available in different packages of Mithai Thali and lot of concentration and planning goes in decorating them.

The diyas and candles are also available in attractive shapes and sizes. These along with pooja thalis and mithai thalis also serves as good gifting options. These items are available everywhere, even online. Online shopping sites have a huge range of Diwali gifts, Diwali sweets and other items which used as gifts. They are easy to purchase and get it delivered especially for those who are staying in US or UK far form India.

Now send Diwali gifts to India to your loved once and be the part of the grand celebration. One can find different gifts for all the 5 days of celebration and can send them to any part of India.