What is Diwali?

Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival, regarded as one of the most important sacred days - known as the biggest, brightest, and happiest of Hindu celebrations. For a five-day period, Diwali symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.Diwali is the celebration of good over evil. While Lakshmi is a focal point of the merriment, this occasion asks us to look deeper into our own, inner paths of discernable righteousness.