The festival of diwali is considered to be the festival of victory over darkness, it is celebrated with great pomp and show all over the country. The festival of diwali is celebrated with great joy not only in india but also in many countries of the world. Among these countries, sri lanka is also a country where the festival of diwali is celebrated with great pomp like India. Here there is a public holiday on the day of Diwali. Most of the people of tamil speaking community in sri lanka celebrate Diwali. Many people believe that diwali would not be celebrated in Ravana's empire, but it is not so, Ram's festival is celebrated with the same pomp in Ravana's empire.
What do the people of sri lanka do on Diwali?
The festival of diwali is celebrated in sri lanka by the name of Lam Kriong. The tamil Hindu people of sri lanka wake up early in the morning on this day and take a bath with oil. Here on this day there is a tradition of making rangoli on the main gate of the houses with rice flour to welcome guests. Apart from this, on the day of diwali in sri lanka, people celebrate by lighting lamps made of banana leaves. Here on diwali, people put candles, a coin and incense in lamps and then float it in the river.
Worship in the ancient temple of Colombo
On the evening of diwali in Colombo, the capital of sri lanka, people of all Hindu communities go to worship in the ancient shiva temple Ponnambalawaneshwar Devasthanam. Here on the day of diwali, lamps are lit to welcome Ram. On this day, special worship is done in the temple here. Many people believe that diwali is celebrated only in Colombo in sri lanka, but this is not so. diwali is celebrated in sri lanka in the entire country wherever people of the Hindu community live.
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