Deepawali or Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance


Those celebrating the festival will typically decorate their homes with lights and rangolis, elaborate patterns made out of materials including rice,coloured sand and flowers.