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Joyful Diwali Celebrations In Australia

With the rising population of Indian diaspora in Australian lands, Diwali, the festival of lights has become an inevitable part of Australian celebrations. Long back Diwali was celebrated in private within Hindu families, it was in 1998 the Hindu Council of Australia first celebrated Diwali in Australian soil, and since then it has become a yearly tradition.

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Joyful Diwali Celebrations In Australia

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  1. Joyful Diwali Celebrations In Australia

  2. INTRODUCTION

  3. W i t h t h e r i s i n g p o p u l a t i o n o f I n d i a n d i a s p o r a i n A u s t r a l i a n l a n d s , D i w a l i , t h e f e s t i v a l o f l i g h t s h a s b e c o m e a n i n e v i t a b l e p a r t o f A u s t r a l i a n c e l e b r a t i o n s . L o n g b a c k D i w a l i w a s c e l e b r a t e d i n p r i v a t e w i t h i n H i n d u f a m i l i e s , i t w a s i n 1 9 9 8 t h e H i n d u C o u n c i l o f A u s t r a l i a f i r s t c e l e b r a t e d D i w a l i i n A u s t r a l i a n s o i l , a n d s i n c e t h e n i t h a s b e c o m e a y e a r l y t r a d i t i o n .

  4. T h i s y e a r o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e 2 2 n d D i w a l i C e l e b r a t i o n s , t h e h o n o u r a b l e P r i m e M i n i s t e r o f A u s t r a l i a , S c o t t M o r r i s o n s a i d , “ T h i s y e a r , D i w a l i ' s m e s s a g e h a s a s p e c i a l s i g n i f i c a n c e . W e h a v e s e e n d a r k n e s s t h i s y e a r , b u t t h e l i g h t i s o v e r c o m i n g t h a t d a r k n e s s . T h e r e i s l i g h t a h e a d , a n d t h e r e i s h o p e . ”

  5. J u s t a s h o w I n d i a n s t r e e t s l i g h t u p d u r i n g D i w a l i C e l e b r a t i o n s , o n e c a n s e e g l i t t e r i n g l i g h t s i n A u s t r a l i a n c i t i e s , e s p e c i a l l y , M e l b o u r n e a n d S y d n e y . T h i s I n d i a n f e s t i v a l o f l i g h t s s y m b o l i s i n g t h e v i c t o r y o f g o o d o v e r e v i l , l i g h t o v e r d a r k n e s s a n d k n o w l e d g e o v e r i g n o r a n c e , i s a j o y o u s o c c a s i o n t o c e l e b r a t e l i f e i n i t s a l l g l o r y .

  6. D i w a l i o r D e e p a w a l i h a s a l o t o f m y t h o l o g i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i t . D i w a l i i s c e l e b r a t e d i n h o n o u r o f m a n y t h i n g s l i k e t h e r e t u r n o f L o r d R a m a , L o r d L a k s h m a n a a n d S i t a D e v i t o A y o d h y a a f t e r 1 4 y e a r s o f e x i l e , w e l c o m i n g o f W e a l t h G o d d e s s L a k s h m i t o h o m e s w i t h a c l u s t e r o f l a m p s , e t c .

  7. A u s t r a l i a n s m a y b e u n a w a r e o f t h e s e r e l i g i o u s s i g n i f i c a n c e s o f t h e f e s t i v a l y e t t h e y c o m e i n s a r e e s a n d s a l w a r t o c e l e b r a t e D i w a l i w i t h t h e i r I n d i a n f r i e n d s . D i w a l i h a s b e c o m e a f i v e - d a y - l o n g d h a m a k e d a a r c e l e b r a t i o n i n A u s t r a l i a w i t h l i g h t s , f i r e w o r k s a n d I n d i a n s w e e t s .

  8. THANK YOU

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