Strange mythologies and grandiose epics flow through the minds of Hindu children and color their world.

The Hindu people love to assign various stories from their mythologies and epics to their festivals that make their celebrations seem more like moments of connection with other worldly realms and entities beyond our physical experience.

One such moment is the holiday called Diwali.

Here is the myth of the Dwarf (Link)

Read about how the Story of Rama is celebrated during Diwali

Star Wars is a Diwali Story (Link)

Diwali, or Deepavali as they call it in the south, is the Festival of Light. But the actual meaning of Deepavali is “Pathway to Light” or a “highway through the stars from darkness to light.”

It is about going through the locus of space to find that part of the universe that is all good and allowing that light to shine forth in the individual soul and overtake all our darker tendencies.  

The Diwali story is usually different based upon which part of the country Hindus live. Even though different regions of India celebrate these festivals in their own way and the stories differ from region to region, the common theme for Diwali is victory of good over evil.

 Ultimately, the lesson learned is that evil cannot escape goodness and that the righteous will always bring victory and light into one’s life.

Over the centuries, Diwali has become a national festival that is enjoyed by most Indians regardless of faith: Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, and even some Indian Muslims and Christians.