Updated November 4th, 2021 at 08:10 IST
PM Modi greets nation on Diwali; prays for happiness and prosperity of citizens
Diwali or Deepavali is a five-day festival starting with Dhanteras and finally ending with Bhai Dooj. This year, the festival of lights falls on November 4.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his best wishes and greetings to the people on the occasion of Diwali. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "Greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings happiness, prosperity and good fortune to your lives."
दीपावली के पावन अवसर पर देशवासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। मेरी कामना है कि यह प्रकाश पर्व आप सभी के जीवन में सुख, संपन्नता और सौभाग्य लेकर आए।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and other leaders also took to Twitter to greet the country's citizens on the auspicious festival.
Tweeting in Hindi, Shah wrote, "May this great festival of light and happiness illuminate everyone's life with new energy, light, health and prosperity."
सभी को "दीपावली" की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah)
प्रकाश व खुशियों का यह महापर्व सभी के जीवन को नई उर्जा, प्रकाश, आरोग्य और समृद्धि से आलोकित करे। pic.twitter.com/RwwXv3nB0A
प्रकाश पर्व दीपावली की आप सभी को हार्दिक बधाई व शुभकामनाएं।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath)
माँ लक्ष्मी की कृपा से प्रत्येक घर सुख-शांति, समृद्धि और आरोग्यता के आलोक से आलोकित हो।
प्रभु श्री राम की कृपा से समस्त मानवों के चित्त सत्य की आभा से दीप्त हों।
यह पर्व सम्पूर्ण सृष्टि के लिए मंगल व सुख का कारक बने।
Meanwhile, PM Modi will follow his Diwali tradition by visiting Army jawans in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district and will later celebrate the Diwali festival with the soldiers. Earlier in 2020, he went to the Longewala border in Rajasthan to celebrate Diwali where he lit diyas with the jawans. The Prime Minister has been following this tradition ever since he took over the office in 2014.
Diwali 2021
Diwali or Deepavali is a five-day festival starting with Dhanteras and finally ending with Bhai Dooj. This year, the festival falls on November 4. The day is celebrated with much enthusiasm and fervour across the country and also marks the victory of good over evil.
Also known as the festival of lights, people celebrate Diwali by lighting diyas in their houses and worshipping Goddess Lakshmi on the day. In some parts of the country, the Goddess Kali is also worshipped. Apart from that, people also burst firecrackers on Diwali. However, under the COVID-19 situation followed by the air quality conditions, firecrackers have been banned in most states in India.
(Image: PTI)
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Published November 4th, 2021 at 08:10 IST