Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday extended greetings to people on the occasion of Diwali and wished for the festival to bring “happiness, prosperity and good fortune.”
“I extend my greetings and best wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. Diwali is the festival of victory of good over evil and light over darkness. Let us all together, celebrate this festival in a clean and safe way and take a pledge to contribute to protecting the environment,” the President tweeted in Hindi.
दीपावली के शुभ अवसर पर मैं सभी देशवासियों को बधाई और शुभकामनाएं देता हूं। दीपावली बुराई पर अच्छाई की और अंधकार पर प्रकाश की विजय का पर्व है। आइए, हम सब मिलकर, इस त्योहार को स्वच्छ और सुरक्षित तरीके से मनाएं और पर्यावरण की रक्षा में योगदान करने का संकल्प लें।
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 4, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted the nation on Diwali and wished for the festival to bring “happiness, prosperity and good fortune.”
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।
Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 4, 2021
Diwali is observed on the 15th day of Kartik, the holiest month in the Hindu lunar calendar and it is believed that on this day Lord Rama (the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu) returned from a 14-year-long exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demon king Ravan.
People celebrate the festival by decorating their houses, exchanging gifts, and offering prayers in order to commemorate the “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.”.
