November Fairs Festivals : Dev Diwali
DEV DIWALI : Lamps
In The Moonlight
 The
full moon day in Kartik brings in the festival of Dev Diwali. Lamps
are lit under the moonlit sky and a family feast celebrates the
end of the Diwali fortnight.
For Hindus, Kartik Purnima also brings the celebration of the Matsya
or fish incarnation of Vishnu. According to the Puranas, Vishnu
appeared in the form of a gigantic fish to save Manu, the progenitor
of the human race from the primeaval flood which destroyed the universe.
Manu, who saved all species of animals, birds, reptiles and insects
from extinction, is also called the father of the human race. Because
of this, man is called manav or manushya in Sanskrit. Jains celebrate
Dev Diwali in memory of the final liberation of Mahavira, the great
Tirthankara by lighting lamps at midnight and reciting scriptures.
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