dipavali athava 'divali' bharat ke pramukh tyoharoan mean se ek hai. tyoharoan ka jo vatavaran dhanateras se prarambh hota hai, vah aj ke din poore charam par ata hai. dipavali ki ratri ko gharoan tatha dukanoan par bhari sankhya mean dipak, momabattiyaan aur balb jalae jate haian. prachalit manyataoan ke anusar kartik amavasya ko bhagavan shriram chaudah varsh ka vanavas katakar ayodhya laute the, tab ayodhyavasiyoan ne shriram ke rajyarohan par dipamalaean jalakar mahotsav manaya tha. is din lakshmi ke poojan ka vishesh vidhan hai. ratri ke samay pratyek ghar mean dhanadhany ki adhishthatri devi mahalakshmi, vighn-vinashak ganesh ji aur vidya evan kala ki devi mateshvari sarasvati ki pooja-aradhana ki jati hai. brahm puran ke anusar is ardharatri mean mahalakshmi svayan bhoolok mean ati haian aur pratyek sadgrihasth ke ghar mean vicharan karati haian. jo ghar har prakar se svachchh, shuddh aur suandar tariqe se susajjit aur prakashayukt hota hai, vahaan aansh roop mean thahar jati haian. ... aur padhean
