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In southern India, Deepavali celebrates the victory of Lord Krishna’s destruction of the demon Naraka who is said to have imprisoned women and tormented his subjects.

In northern India, Diwali honors the triumphant return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshmana, from a 14-year exile in the forest.

Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have their own Diwali stories:

Jains observe Diwali as the day the Lord Mahavira, the last of the great teachers, attained nirvana, which is liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas — a day that overlaps with Deepavali — to commemorate the release of Guru Hargobind, a revered figure in the faith, who had been imprisoned for 12 years by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

Buddhists observe the day as one when the Hindu Emperor Ashoka, who ruled in the third century B.C., converted to Buddhism.

Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-is-diwali-and-how-is-it-celebrated-in-india-and-the-diaspora #:~:text=The%20origin%20story%20of%20Diwali,women%20and%20tormented%20his%20subjects.

What is Diwali, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora? Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.”

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