Diwali

1. Diwali --“The Festival of Lights”!!

2. Once upon a time there was a king named
Dashratha. He had 4 sons – Rama, Bharat,
Laxmana and Shatrughan

3. The oldest son was called Rama.When Rama married a lovely
princess called Sita,King Dushratha decided to give up the
throne and let Rama take over his throne.

4. Rama’s step-mother was very jealous. She wanted the throne for
her Son-Bharat. A long time before, she had saved King
Dashrath's life and then he had promised her to grant two
wishes. She decided that it was time to claim her wishes. She
asked Dashrath to send Rama to forest for fourteen years.
Dashrath was shocked, but had to fulfil it. Thus Rama, followed
by his loyal brother Lakshmana & Sita left for the forest.

5. Ravana, the Demon king with 10 heads, heard of Sita’s beauty
and goodness and planned to kidnap her. By magic, he asked
his cousin to turn into a golden deer. Seeing the deer, Sita was
tempted and asked Rama to catch it. When Rama did not
return for a long time, Sita told Lakshmana to go after him.

6. Ravana, who was waiting for just this opportunity,
disguised as a holy man and approached Sita for alms.
When Sita stepped close, Ravana grabbed her arms
and took her away!

7. Ravana, the 10 headed demon took Sita to Lanka
and imprisoned her in a garden named ASHOK
VATIKA and gave her a time of 12 months to decide
whether to marry Ravana or not.

8. Rama and Lakshmana searched for Sita and met
brave monkey warrior Hanuman. Hanuman and his
friends promised Rama to help in finding Sita.

9. Ravana had captured Sita and kept her across a BIG
ocean. A bridge of stones was built by the strong
monkey army. Rama finaly crossed the bridge to fight
the 10 headed demon Ravana.

10. This was one of the greatest battles ever seen. The
fighting lasted for ten whole days and finally Rama
killed the demon Ravana.

11. Rama and his family decided to return home
But it was a moonless, dark night. The people
of Ayodhya lit the roads with little lamps to
show them the way home..

12. Moral Of The Story …
Diwali is also known as "Festival of Light,“..where the “light”
signifies victory of good over evil within every human being…

13. In India, Diwali is the most important festival
of the year. Diwali is a major Indian festival,
celebrated by Hindus..

14. On this day people wear new clothes, meet their
friends & relatives, eat sweets,gift each other, decorate
houses with lights and rangoli patterns, and set off
fireworks in the night.