AWAKENINGS

India had just now celebrated its most colourful and enjoyable Navathri – Dussera festivals for 10 days from the 21 st September to 30 th September 2017 – with the annihilation of evil forces represented by Ravana and his folks by Lord Rama and Lakshmana along with Rama’s most devoted Hanuman. The festival of Deepavali will be celebrated for five days starting from 17 th October to 21 st October 2017 – the main Deepavali on the 18 th October 2017 – which marks the happy return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya after 14 year’s exile along with Sita , Lakshmana and Hanuman and Ayodhya being illuminated with lights along the route by the people of Ayodhya . Deepawali is being celebrated for five days – the first day of the festival called Dhanteras meaning Dhan – Wealth and Teras – 13 th – 13 th day of the lunar fortnight on the Hindu Calender , the second day called Naraka Chaturdasi marking the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabha