Among all festivals, Diwali brings a sense of oneness/ togetherness and boosts the spirit of the entire country. Diwali is also known as Deepawali which implies rows of light and is celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil. Diwali takes place on the fifteenth day of the Hindu calendar month after the onset of the winter seasons. Typically, Diwali is celebrated on the Amavasya night that falls in the Kartik month each year, according to the Hindu calendar.

It is celebrated with great enthusiasm across India by people of all religions. It is widely believed that Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman. The villagers of Ayodhya welcomed Ram, Lakshman and Sita by decorating and illuminating their homes with diyas. As per the Jainism methodology, it is believed that on this day Mahavir Hindu visited the heaven, where he was received warmly by the gods.

Diwali is also a very important festival in Sikhism religion too. It is believed that the entire town of Amritsar was illuminated to mark the return of Guru HarGobindJi, the sixth Guru of Sikhism, from the imprisonment by Jahangir. Along with the Guru, there were52 Hindu kings who were held captive inside the Gwalior Fort by Jahangir. After the release from the fort, Guru Gobind visited Darbar Sahib or the Golden Temple, in the city of Amritsar. The overwhelmed residents joyfully welcomed him by lighting diyas and candles to greet the Guru visiting their city. Sikhs also refer Diwali as BandiChhorh Divas, or the day of the release of the detainees.
Thus Diwali is a festival of great significance and hence it is widely celebrated across India. People start preparing for the festival by purchasing new cloths, by cleaning house and by decorating their houses and offices. People buy paintings like Indian paintings, religious paintings, handicrafts. With the advent of online shopping era, people now have new exciting options by which they can buy paintings online. We believe that paintings help a lot in the overall decoration scheme of the houses and offices People celebrate Diwali through lighting diyas, fireworks, flowers, sharing sweets and offering Puja (prayers). While the rituals differ from region to region, the main aim of the festival is the same - to rejoice the luminous Atman or the Brahman within. India has been celebrating this festival for thousands of years and will continue to celebrate it with great zeal and enthusiasm.
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