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An Enlightening Quiz on Diwali

Let us see how much do you know of Diwali - The Festival of Lights, the most celebrated festival in India.
Amruta Deshpande
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Diwali decoration includes different types of lamps and lanterns placed all over the house along with flowers and candles.

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Quick Fact
Diwali is celebrated by the Hindus for five days, with the third day being the most important in most parts of India.
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Interesting Fact
Diwali is the biggest festival in India and is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.
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The day marks the beginning of Diwali. Rituals include buying of gold, or any metal utensils. Also 'Dhan' means Wealth and 'Teras' means 'Thirteen'.
Trivia
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There is a tradition of preparing and sharing an array of traditional sweets on the occasion of Diwali.
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The Legend says that the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, visits her devotees on the day of Lakshmi Pujan and bestows them with gifts and blessings.
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Indian homes are decorated with oil lamps known as Diyas and Rangoli made with colored fine powder or sand on all days of Diwali.
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Quick Fact
Diwali is also celebrated in parts of the world outside India especially in Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Africa and Australia.
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Tihar or Swanti is a 5 day festival of lights similar to Diwali celebrated in Nepal and some states of India.
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Holi is an Indian festival where people smear each other with colors and water.