What is Diwali?
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Published 2023-11-09
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Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is the festival of lights. It is celebrated mostly by Hindus, but many Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists recognize Diwali as well. The festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
00:00 The Basics: When and what?
2:49 Day 1: Dhanteras
3:18 Day 2: Choti Diwali / Naraka Chaturdashi
4:17 Day 3: Lakshmi Puja
5:44 Day 4: Govardhan Puja / Annakut / Bali Pratipada
7:37 Day 5: Bhai Dooj
7:47 Diversity of Practice
9:49 Diwali Outside of Hinduism
10:26 Origins and Mythological Narratives
12:35 Diwali Outside of India
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All Comments (21)
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As a Christian, I love learning about Hinduism! And light overcoming darkness is a theme we can definitely agree on. Have a blessed Diwali, neighbors!
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This channel is mental bleach from all of the negativity in the world. Thank you
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In Singapore we call it Deepavali, as the local Indians are mostly of Tamil descent.
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As an Indian raised as in a religious hindu family, I’d say you did a great job on this video! As you said, indian celebrations and rituals always vary because both hinduism and the communities of India show great diversity. Maybe it’s because of where I live, but here bali pratipada is called bali padami.
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I mentioned it in my Canadian Studies class, many of whom are from India, and their faces lit up with my acknowledgement of this holiday. Om shree Lakshmiyay namaha.
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Another thing worth mentioning, I think, is that Diwali for many Indians the festival where you prioritize coming together as a family (much like Thanksgiving for Americans, or Christmas for many people) regardless of how dispersed you otherwise are.
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As a Muslim I love celebrating Diwali with my friends In Delhi India 🇮🇳
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Weirdly when people bringing in caste to Ramayana is that Ravana who is an asura is also a pious Brahmin
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I'm not Hindu, but I've been hoping you'd cover more of the religion. I'd be interested to hear your insight on the Bhagavad Gita.
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0:51 Loved the fact that you mentioned Guyana. It’s a national holiday here, primarily celebrated by Hindus, but non-Hindus also participate in Diwali activities one way or another. Looking forward to Diwali it’s one of my favourite holidays. I love the food also. 😄
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King Bali is actually seen as a great king no matter the caste, Vamana or Vishnu gave him the authority to rule the nether world and Bali accepted as he was a great devotee of Vishnu
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As a Hindu from a caste oppressed background, I can tell you that we don’t associate with Ravana, the one defeated by lord ram. Ravana himself was a king and Brahmin so he has nothing to do with being a caste oppressed person. This caste narrative is a very recent development among Marxist historians. I appreciate the rest of the video though, especially that you mentioned it is a religious holiday which recently people have endeavoured not to do so
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I live in San Antonio, TX. We have a large Diwali celebration that is cosponsored by the city and an Indian cultural group. San Antonio has a sister city relationship with Chennai.
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I help my Indian friends set up their Diwali celebration event even though I'm a Western Buddhist. It's an unusual arrangement for sure, but it works surprisingly well for everyone.
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Delhi's pollution is not a diwali problem and it's been backed by evidence, firecrackers are not included in the top 15 pollutants
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I'm not a Hindu, by the way, but I do adore Krishna. And Kali. My God and my Goddess for equal and opposite reasons.
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I live in Auckland, NZ, where Diwali is now definitely a thing. Partly, it's because of an increase in the population of people from India, but it also is popular amongst the general population because of the food. Earlier, the Chinese Lantern Festival became a big civic occasion for just the same reason. This is, perhaps, of general interest: styles of food are deeply connected with our sense of cultural identity, and we now live in a world of cosmopolitan foodiness--at least, for foodies. Discuss.
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If reading the Ramayana is too daunting, I highly recommend the 1993 animated film adaption. It’s free on YouTube and it’s great!
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I don't think bali was opperessed as he was the grandson of prahlad the great vishnu devotee and bali was not sent to a hell or netherworld but instead he reigns in sutala a prosperous realm. Also he had conquered the deva loka thus endangering the devas who requested lord vishnu to save them from elimination
