Diwali
 Diwali, or Deepavali, is a major southindian festival, and a significant festival in Hinduism. Diwali gives a lots of enthusiasm and happiness. This festival is celebrated for five continuous days, with the third day being celebrated as the main Diwali or as 'Festival of Lights'. Fireworks are always associated with this festival. The day is celebrated with people lighting diyas, candles all around their house. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening to seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. Diwali gifts are exchanged among all near and dear ones.
This year, Diwali falls on 27th October.
In the South, Diwali festival often commemorates the conquering of the Asura Naraka, a powerful king of Assam, who imprisoned tens of thousands of inhabitants. It was Krishna who finally subdued Naraka and freed the prisoners. Diwali Festival in the south is celebrated in the Tamil month of aipasi (thula month) 'naraka chaturdasi' thithi, preceding amavasai. The preparations begin the day before, when the oven is cleaned, smeared with lime, four or five kumkum dots are applied, and then it is filled with water for the next day's oil bath. The house is washed and decorated with kolam patterns with kavi. In the pooja room, betel leaves, betel nuts, plaintain fruits, flowers, sandal paste, kumkum, gingelly oil, turmeric powder, scented powder are kept. Crackers and new dresses are placed in a plate after smearing a little kumkum or sandal paste.
Diwali Recipes
- Tomato Chutney
- Coconut Rice
- Vegetable Biryani
- fruit custard
- Oma Podi
- Kara Thenkuzhal
- Kara Sev
- Thenkuzhal Murukku
- Kara Boondhi
- Thattai
- Murukku
- Carrot Halwa
- Rava Ladoo
- Appam
- Mysore Pak
- Wheat Laddu
- Kheer
- Jalebis
- Malpuda
- Pista Burfi
- Coconut Burfi
- Badam Halwa
- Mootichur Ladoo
- Soan Papdi
- Rasgulla
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