Diwali is the time to enjoy with your family and friends. The festival is mainly associated with lights as it is called the festival of light. Diwali is the only one festival which is celebrate across all states in india.
This diwali you can spend your holidays in the most exotic destinations in kerala rather than spending your time in front of television sets or just sitting idle inside the four walls of your home.
As a tour operator in india, i have witnessed that during the past several years many tourists have visited kerala during the diwali holidays. During the festival time of diwali most of the people used to get 10 days of holidays from their offices and children will get holidays from their schools. During diwali holidays, in the month of October the tourism season in kerala starts and it is the best time to visit kerala. We, Indian Tour Planners have introduced a tour package for tourists who are planning to spending their holidays in beautiful location during this diwali season. This special diwali tour package starts from cochin and ends in trivandrum covering all the major destinations in between. In this tour package one can visit cochin, munnar, alleppey, kovalam and kanyakumari and departure from trivandrum. We have selected the best hotels, transportation facilities and sight seeing options for you. This tour specially designed for the 2011 Diwali season, which can be opted as a group tour or as a family tour. With this special diwali tour package you can visit the major destinations in kerala at a cost of about Rs. 9999 per person which is the cheapest and most economic tour package price offered by one of the pioneering tour operator from kerala.
About the Festival of Diwali
Diwali is without doubt the most spectacular and most colorful religious festivals of India. They celebrate it in late autumn, and are each in the evenings, the windows of the houses with lights and candles illuminated or decorated. Especially from a distance and in the darkness, the beautiful face of hundreds of these lights is reflected back. The word "Diwali" is a shortened form of "Deepawali", which means "Light Swarm". The Festival of Lights is an event that is celebrated by all Hindus worldwide.
In India Diwali is seen as a renewal of life. On this day old lamps are thrown out and bought new. According to tradition, namely, new lights help the souls of the dead to find their way to heaven.
Traditionally, the festival also commemorates the coronation of Prince Rama. It is said that the Hindus of Rama's return from his 14-year period of exile and victory over the demon Ravana ("Rabon") celebrated. This evil has been defeated by good. In order to give expression to their joy, the people set fire to the lights in order to extol Rama.
The Hindu believes that the new moon day of Diwali, visit the souls of his ancestors to his house. Lights are lit to indicate the way the deceased.
It is interesting to note that Diwali takes place almost at the same time as Halloween, the 31 October is celebrated in Europe and is also traditionally associated with spirits and the dead. Diwali is also the goddess of wealth - Lakshmi - associated. It was the day will be come up at the Lakshmi from the milky ocean to give the world prosperity.
Usually, the transactions in India are closed on this day. Here is the account book in front of a picture of Lakshmi down and prayed for better revenue next year. It is believed that Lakshmi visits those homes that are well lit. To decorate no wonder that the families seek their homes with candles, flowers and paper chains. Even the streets are provided with flower garlands and lights. Moreover, people move on their best clothes or buy any new ones. Children receive presents and Neujahreswünsche be exchanged through visits or Diwali cards. Purity is paramount in all respects, because the Hindus believe in purity of body, soul and of your own home. The levels of the latter are provided with a special "Rangoli" motif, called the house to welcome visitors. Rangoli means something like a 'colorful patterns'. Traditionally rice flour anchored the insects, birds and small creatures will be offered. Today we use colored powder, chalk, sand, grains, seeds or flowers to create the said Rangoli motif. Delicious food and sweets should not be missing in this whole festivities.
It is customary for the Hindus visit the temple before eating, funny on it, and visit their friends and relatives. Sometimes you meet his friends in the temple, where there is music, song and dance.
